Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • About this site
    • Current Bloggers
    • Past Bloggers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Register
  • Help
    • User/Commenter Tips
    • Glossary
    • Contact Us
  • Log In
Times for The Times: Times and comments on The Times crossword from a team of solvers

Day: 27th April 2008

Mephisto blogging vacancy

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 27th April 2008 at 10:19 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

One of our Mephisto bloggers wants to drop out. If one or more others are willing to write Mephisto blogs about once a month, drop me a line – peter at biddlecombe dot demon dot … Read more “Mephisto blogging vacancy”

View2 Comments on Mephisto blogging vacancy

Mephisto 2486 – Tim Moorey

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 27th April 2008 at 6:35 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Solving time: 76 mins, mostly with Chambers I found this considerably harder than most Mephistos, though this may just be down to luck of the draw – three or four obscurities that you happen to … Read more “Mephisto 2486 – Tim Moorey”

View2 Comments on Mephisto 2486 – Tim Moorey

ST 4273 (Sun 20 Apr) – O tempora! O mores!

Author   talbinhoPosted on 27th April 2008 at 12:52 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 10:30 A rare gem from the Sunday Times, the like of which crops up about every three to four months. Some inspired clues, very tight wordplay and first class surface readings throughout. I’ll … Read more “ST 4273 (Sun 20 Apr) – O tempora! O mores!”

View3 Comments on ST 4273 (Sun 20 Apr) – O tempora! O mores!

Posts By Month

April 2008
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930  
« Mar   May »

Archives

Post Categories

  • Announcement
  • Daily Cryptic
  • Jumbo Cryptic
  • Meetups and Events
  • Mephisto
  • Monthly Club Special
  • Other Crosswords
  • Quick Cryptic
  • Site Updates
  • Weekend Cryptic

Useful Links

  • Blogging Calendar
  • 15x15 Crossword SNITCH
  • Quick Cryptic Crossword SNITCH
  • Glossary
  • Quick Cryptic Guide
  • BBC4 Documentary How to Solve A Cryptic Crossword

Times Crossword Championship 2025

  • Qualifier Results
  • Semi-Final Results
  • Final Results

Other solving Blogs

  • Fifteensquared - Independent, Guardian, FT & more
  • Big Dave's Telegraph Crossword Blog
  • Crosaire - Irish Times cryptic puzzle
  • Listen with others - Listener blogs
  • George vs the Listener Crossword
  • Rex Parker does the New York Times xwd
  • Ottawa Citizen (syndicated Sunday Times)

Syndicated Times puzzles

The Australian - links to our reports

Free online editions of UK dictionaries

  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • Chambers 21st Century
  • Collins

Other crossword sites

  • Times Crossword Club (subscription needed)
  • Weekend Quick Cryptics
  • Magpie magazine
  • Crossword Unclued
  • Crosswords by Anax
  • The Listener Crossword - official site
  • Best for Puzzles - Michael Curl's site with puzzles and Who's Who
  • Henri Picciotto & Joshua Kosman's Word Salad

Contact Us

Send email to Times for The Times Admin using our Contact Form

Dark mode switch

  • Home
  • About
    • About this site
    • Current Bloggers
    • Past Bloggers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Register
  • Help
    • User/Commenter Tips
    • Glossary
    • Contact Us
  • Log In
Times for The Times