Solving time : 30 minutes A compiler who likes double meanings and homophones but who also knows what kinetic energy is.This is mostly a standard daily cryptic. I don’t fully understand 13A, which I have … Read more “Times 23942 Double Meanings Galore”
Month: June 2008
ST 4280 (Sun 8 Jun)
Solving time: 6:28 (one mistake – 15ac). 27ac in this puzzle was NAOMI, clued as ‘I MOAN’ backwards, which pretty much says it all, I think. A few more difficult words (tondi, maenads, colobus) but … Read more “ST 4280 (Sun 8 Jun)”
23941 – strange birds
Solving time: 41 mins so far Still two missing! Don’t think I’ve written one of these blog posts without completing the crossword – but I don’t have time to sit and think today – can’t … Read more “23941 – strange birds”
Mephisto 2493 Paul McKenna
This Mephisto is a little easier than some because the starter clues (see below) are generous in number and strategically placed. It is an artisan puzzle, robust and workmanlike but never scaling the heights. All … Read more “Mephisto 2493 Paul McKenna”
Times Saturday 23934 – a bit tougher than the last few!
Solving time 26:30 I found this a hard slog, despite getting the two 15-letter downs straight away, which made me think it was going to be a doddle! Maybe I just wasn’t with it last … Read more “Times Saturday 23934 – a bit tougher than the last few!”
23,939
Solving time – 8:34 I found this very straightforward. The only thing that really held me up was 22 and that was because that I wasn’t sure that “wild” and ROMANTIC could mean the same … Read more “23,939”
Times 23938
Solving time: 16:04 Lots of good clues. I especially liked 8A and 3D, and 15A though it took me ages to get it. This was never going to be a fast solve, but I got … Read more “Times 23938”
23937 – hard work
Solving time 17:12 Not a good choice for a late night solve but wanted to get this out of the way. Got very stuck on the left side, with the last answers in order being … Read more “23937 – hard work”
Mephisto 2492 – Tim Moorey
As with the jumbo, real life commitments have prevented the expected report on this puzzle. If you have queries about particular clues or comments about the puzzle please make them in comments – I’m sure … Read more “Mephisto 2492 – Tim Moorey”
Times 23,935 – The Bearded Lady
I am glad to make my debut here on a soft easy day. Quite a standard Times puzzle with few hard-boiled eggs. Across1 WHINGERS *(Gershwin)5 BOWSER Cha of BOWS (gives way) ER (Cyclops’s Brenda)10 INFANTILE … Read more “Times 23,935 – The Bearded Lady”