Month: September 2010

Very close to finishing this one without aids, pulling up just three short (a fact I noted on my copy of the puzzle, but can’t now remember which three). It was the usual combination of … Read more “TLS 845 (August 20th)”

I was rather surprised to find that 50 minutes had passed when I completed this puzzle as I was not aware of being stuck at any point. I’m always a bit slow on my blogging … Read more “Times 24639 – ZZ…ZZ…”

Solving time : well I got a phone call in the middle, so I didn’t get a good handle on it. I started at 7:35, finished at 8:06 (US Eastern time) and there was a … Read more “Times 24638: ye olde japananglais”

Solving time: 9:11 Difficulty seemed to increase a bit today – I was slow to start, then got shifting, then slowed down for the last few. Clues I solved on first look (often with help … Read more “24637”

Solving time 20 minutes A very enjoyable puzzle, not particularly difficult but with some nice touches and no horror stories. Once again the long across clues were rather easy and solvable straight from the definitions. … Read more “Times 24,636 Penthouse cohabits with The Iron Lady”

Solving time: 21 minutes Music: Grateful Dead, American Beauty As the title indicates, the literals can be made to do most of the work here. I put in three out of the four long ones … Read more “Times 24635 – Taking it literally”

Solving time: 7:57 A mediocre puzzle with some wackiness, notably at 10ac (SPHERE) and 15ac (UGLY CUSTOMER). My last entry was 11dn (MINUETS), which would have been difficult anyway with just three out of seven … Read more “ST 4396 (Sun 29 Aug) – Tears for spheres”