Solving time : 20 minutes – there were some words here that might stretch the old general knowledge. I got about two thirds of this and came to a grinding halt on both the bottom … Read more “Times 24201 – two countries, a bad hair day and a Jewish rite of passage”
Month: April 2009
Sloggers and Betters 5
At long last, our 5th social gathering for the writers and fans of this blog and the puzzles behind it. Well actually “these blogs” – it’s equally open to folk from fifteensquared, Big Dave’s Telegraph … Read more “Sloggers and Betters 5”
24200 – Scum?
Solving time: 8:12 – which seems quite good based on the amount to talk about Scum is a surface film – as seen in the two long answers today. A puzzle solved from the bottom … Read more “24200 – Scum?”
Times 24,199 – Cry God for England and St George
16 minutes, and felt as if it should have been less. However, I came away with the conclusion that for everything I thought was good today, there was something else that made me raise an … Read more “Times 24,199 – Cry God for England and St George”
ST 4323 (Sun 5 Apr) – Boa awe
Solving time: 2:46 An easy puzzle but I enjoyed lots of these clues, especially 20ac. Do I detect the hand of Tim Moorey? A very happy (if slightly belated) Easter to all readers. * = … Read more “ST 4323 (Sun 5 Apr) – Boa awe”
Times 24198 – Surely not Nutella?
Solving time: 50 mins (mostly heart in mouth) Not the stinker I’d anticipated for my inaugural blog, but I was never going to get the Irish port (my nemesis on any day, be it postprandial … Read more “Times 24198 – Surely not Nutella?”
Mephisto 2536 Mike Laws
The puzzle contains a mini-theme. It is puzzle number 25-36. 25 is the square of 5; 36 is the square of 6; 1A=numbers; 15A contains “five”; 25A contains “six” 33A=squared. I didn’t realise this until … Read more “Mephisto 2536 Mike Laws”
Yesterday once more …
Just got round to setting up an initial version of a “Memories” page – linked at the top of this page. This lists “memorable” postings on this blog (including my original single-handed version). They’re grouped … Read more “Yesterday once more …”
Saturday Times 24191 (4th April)
Solving time 29:00. This was a pretty challenging puzzle with some excellent clues, but also a few obscure words. I managed to finish it just inside the half-hour which is normally my cut-off point before … Read more “Saturday Times 24191 (4th April)”
Times 24196 Tortoise’s Hell
I made very slow progress on this one but having completed it I can’t really understand what my difficulty was. I think perhaps I’m a bit nervous on days when it’s my turn to blog … Read more “Times 24196 Tortoise’s Hell”