Solving time: 65 minutes Music: Ravel, Daphnis and Chloe, Munch/Boston Symphony, RCA LSC-1893. I hope you all have a couple of OCTs in your book bag as you view the amphorae in the Ashmolean, because … Read more “Times 24671 – Excudebat Vivianus Ridler, architypographus academicus”
Month: October 2010
Mephisto 2615 – Tim Moorey
The grid small (but workable) and the entire puzzle printed on about three-quarters of an American letter-size page. I’m noticing that more often than not the dailies do not print on one page now, though … Read more “Mephisto 2615 – Tim Moorey”
ST 4402 (Sun 10 Sep) – Man alive
Solving time: 8 mins At Cheltenham last weekend we were warned that competitors posting critical or abusive messages on Internet sites could find themselves banned from future Championships. As it’s not clear where the line … Read more “ST 4402 (Sun 10 Sep) – Man alive”
Saturday Times 24664 (October 9th)
No idea of solving time. I saved this for Championship practice last Sunday morning, but wish I hadn’t! It puts you right off when you get stuck. I eventually finished it on Sunday evening after … Read more “Saturday Times 24664 (October 9th)”
TLS 849 (September 24th) – placeholder
I’ve been very busy this Saturday and haven’t been able to get to the computer all day. This will be posted as soon as I can (later tonight or maybe tomorrow). There’s not going to … Read more “TLS 849 (September 24th) – placeholder”
24669
Solving time: 1:13:12, after getting terribly bogged down in the SE corner. I found this a bit of a hard slog. The only long one that came easily was 26. That said, the north & … Read more “24669”
Jumbo 891 – October 2nd
No time recorded, as I did it bits and pieces here and there. But certainly well over two hours. I was quite pleased to solve it without recourse to aids, although there were a few … Read more “Jumbo 891 – October 2nd”
Times 24668 – Believe in The Garden of Eden
A moderately difficult but very enjoyable puzzle today. I got to learn a few new terms and by a remarkable co-incidence, I met an old Malay friend adopted by the English years ago. ACROSS1 MUMBO-JUMBO … Read more “Times 24668 – Believe in The Garden of Eden”
2010 Championship Grand Final, Puzzle 3 – Brute of the loom
Of the three puzzles in the final I found this the middle one in terms of difficulty, though closer to #1 (the hardest) than #2 (the easiest). When I turned to this I think I’d … Read more “2010 Championship Grand Final, Puzzle 3 – Brute of the loom”
2010 Championship Grand Final – Puzzle 2
hilary_marchantOctober 13th, 22:16Hilary Marchant writes: I decided to start with this one, the tactic of starting with Puzzle 2 having served me well in the lunchtime session. This was much harder, and I abandoned … Read more “2010 Championship Grand Final – Puzzle 2”