Solving time : 40 minutes Not as tough as it could have been but a little harder than of late with some fairly obscure stuff tucked away. Edwardian hats; blood sucking eels; some cricket to … Read more “Times 24,062 Trivial Pursuits Anybody?”
Month: November 2008
24061
Solving time: didn’t look at the clock, but guessing around 40 minutes. Not too bad a start to the week. Got quite a few on first read and I don’t think there were any new … Read more “24061”
Mephisto 2513 Tim Moorey
A good Mephisto of average difficulty with a handful of nice clues. I particularly liked 1D and 4D. Following the discussion that followed the inclusion of a “misleading” capital letter in a daily cryptic recently … Read more “Mephisto 2513 Tim Moorey”
ST 4300 (Sat 26 Oct) – Ayr rage
Solving time: 4:19 I found this a straightforward puzzle with some good clues and one answer word I didn’t know (MOSHAV). * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 ESCARPMENT; (A RECENT PM’S)* … Read more “ST 4300 (Sat 26 Oct) – Ayr rage”
Saturday Times 24054 (25 Oct)
Solving time 12:04. Not too hard for a change (unlike today’s, which was a real stinker!). I wasted a fair bit of time looking for the wrong anagram in 6D otherwise it might have been … Read more “Saturday Times 24054 (25 Oct)”