Solving time: 7:52 I’m going to begin with the premise that this reasonably easy puzzle should satisfy the sterner critics around here with its good surface readings and some good clues, and hope that doesn’t … Read more “24577”
Month: June 2010
Times 24,576 A real yawn
Solving time 10 minutes A very simple, boring puzzle. The anagrams might as well have (anagram) written at the end of the clue. The word plays are simple and obvious. The definitions are clunky and … Read more “Times 24,576 A real yawn”
Club Monthly 20117 (June)
Having volunteered to cover this one I was hoping for something reasonably straightforward and so it turned out. Completed in three shortish sessions, less than an hour overall. I find that these types of puzzles often … Read more “Club Monthly 20117 (June)”
Times 24575 – Still barking up the wrong Tree!
Solving time: 19 minutes Music: Strauss, Bax, Symphony #7, Leppard/LSO After the sequence of toughies this week, I was a little worried. What I got was a beginner’s puzzle – that is, if you are … Read more “Times 24575 – Still barking up the wrong Tree!”
Mephisto 2599: Not Paul McKenna, nor Pual McKenna but Mike Laws
Well it looks like both the online and Paper Times had a pretty decent bungle. Printed this off and thought it was still last weeks when I saw “by Paul McKenna”. Looked at the clues, … Read more “Mephisto 2599: Not Paul McKenna, nor Pual McKenna but Mike Laws”
ST 4386 (Sat 27 Jun) – Deutschland, wir kommen
Solving time: 4:52 Firstly, many thanks to Peter for standing in for me last week when my computer temporarily died. I probably ought to replace it but decided to carry out one last resurrective repair, … Read more “ST 4386 (Sat 27 Jun) – Deutschland, wir kommen”
Saturday Times 24568 (June 19th)
Solving time 13:27. Not a great deal to say about this one. A few very good clues, a couple of minor niggles, pretty standard fare really. Across 1 HELL FOR LEATHER – HE’LL + (father … Read more “Saturday Times 24568 (June 19th)”
TLS 835 (June 4th)
I found this very tough, getting maybe half of it before resorting to the books, the half I did get being more guesswork than certain knowledge. Still, I managed to finish it eventually, although I … Read more “TLS 835 (June 4th)”
Jumbo 875 – messages for England and their supporters?
Solving time: 26:05, one mistake I went wrong with 45, my last entry, opting for La! rather than Lo! for “Look”, which was probably too far towards barred-grid vocabulary. The rest was fairly straightforward. As … Read more “Jumbo 875 – messages for England and their supporters?”
Times Crossword 24573
Solving time: 20.25 I had hoped for an easy puzzle after a day that had already required considerable ingenuity, with so much sport happening all at once – Messrs. Isner and Mahut arrived back on … Read more “Times Crossword 24573”