This entertaining puzzle was published on 1st April. The four theme words that had no definition in the clue are shown in italics and are all French fish. The French for “April Fool” is Le … Read more “Mephisto 2692 by Tim Moorey – Poisson Potage”
Month: April 2012
Sunday Times 4479 (1 Apr 2012) – These foolish things
Solving time: 27:18 As Anax hinted he might in my blog for 4476, he has provided an April Fool themed puzzle for us this week. Indeed, the phrase ‘April Fool’ crops up no less than … Read more “Sunday Times 4479 (1 Apr 2012) – These foolish things”
Jumbo 971 – A real corker this one.
This one seemed a step up from the usual saturday jumbo, and since there was not a great deal of obscure vocab, I guess that must mean some cleverly misleading cluing. Either that or old … Read more “Jumbo 971 – A real corker this one.”
Saturday Times 25125 (31st March)
Solving time 17:15. Fairly straightforward puzzle, nothing much contentious. I don’t know why it took me so long, to be honest. Across 1 AXLE – L(eft) inside AXE (cutting tool with blade). 3 GOALTENDER – … Read more “Saturday Times 25125 (31st March)”
Times 25130 – In it for the long haul…
I had a struggle with this one and took an hour give or take 5 minutes not for the first time this week. Some of the clues that held me up for longest (4ac for … Read more “Times 25130 – In it for the long haul…”
Times 25,129 – Smooth Sail
What a delightful puzzle with many tichy expressions and some unfamiliar words, but very solveable. The left hand side was a smooth sail but I struggled a bit on the RHS until I got 6A … Read more “Times 25,129 – Smooth Sail”
Times Crossword 25,128 – Theobromine, anyone?
Solving Time: 28mins, longer than usual given the usual blogger’s adrenalin rush, the SE corner in particular taking time to complete. I suspect this was a harder than average crossword, judging by the number of … Read more “Times Crossword 25,128 – Theobromine, anyone?”
Times 25,127 More Haze Than Peasouper
Solving time 20 minutes Yes, I could always see my hands and feet and there was no smell of sulphur! The Victorian transport may be unknown, also the fleshy fruit. Other than that no real … Read more “Times 25,127 More Haze Than Peasouper”
Times 25126 – (Insert witty title)
Solving time: 158 Minutes Music: Parry, Symphony #3, Luxembourg Radio Symphony/Hager Of course I’m going to say this was a hard puzzle. However, unlike many of the hard puzzles I’ve done, I did not find … Read more “Times 25126 – (Insert witty title)”
Mephisto 2691 – Don Manley
I solved this on a plane on my way back from San Diego on Thursday. I had Bradfords, but no Chambers – I managed to get everything but 30 (figured the wordplay, but couldn’t confirm … Read more “Mephisto 2691 – Don Manley”