Solving time : 30 minutes For the most part, an enjoyable puzzle with a smattering of good surface readings and one or two quite complex wordplays. I had no particular hold-ups and went from top … Read more “Times 24,217 Do You Come Here Orphan?”
Month: May 2009
Times 24216 – Do not disturb the mole station!
Solving time: 50 mins Music: Vaughn Williams, Sinfonia Antartica, Boult/LSO While I finished, I am not too certain of two of the answers. In fact, one seems quite unlikely, but there is nothing else that … Read more “Times 24216 – Do not disturb the mole station!”
Mephisto 2539 – Mike Laws
I have one of two solving patterns for the Mephisto. If I’m awake and feel like being lazy on Sunday morning, I grab the dictionaries and try to do it in one sitting. However on … Read more “Mephisto 2539 – Mike Laws”
ST 4326 (Sun 26th April) – Attention: theca
Solving time: 8:20 This puzzle had a hard act to follow after last week’s excellence, but it stepped up to the plate – generally accurate, albeit with a few ST-isms, some good clues and no … Read more “ST 4326 (Sun 26th April) – Attention: theca”
Saturday Times 24209 (25 April)
Solving time 13:04, another in an increasingly long string of fairly easy Saturday puzzles (today’s took a bit longer, but that was me being dim rather than puzzle being any tougher).A fair bit of literary … Read more “Saturday Times 24209 (25 April)”
Times Crossword 24214
Solving time: 23.53 I thought this was very difficult and very clever, with lots of devilish disguises and traps, verbs craftily disguised as nouns, and some very complex wordplay to decipher. At one point I … Read more “Times Crossword 24214”
Times Crossword Championship 2009 – 2nd Qualifier
No secs, please, we’re skittish – just a reminder that the posting of solving times for qualifying puzzles is frowned upon in this fashionable parlour. A little easier than most daily fare, with a lot … Read more “Times Crossword Championship 2009 – 2nd Qualifier”