Got back late last night from ten days in Indonesia, attending the Borobudur Interhash 2012 plus seeing much of central Java (the locals spell it as Jawa) including Merapi the volcano which last erupted with … Read more “Times 25,177 – John Wayne Lives”
Month: May 2012
Times Jumbo 979 – with apologies
My first posting of this blog, on Saturday 26th, seems to have been locked or corrupted, so with apologies (and thanks to linxit, for alerting me), here it is again. I can’t give a solving … Read more “Times Jumbo 979 – with apologies”
Times 25176: I guess that’s why they call it the blues
Solving time: 25:38 Bit of housekeeping: (1) filling in for Jerry today as he’s elsewhere; (2) apologies to Jim for missing yesterday’s blog. Busy yesterday with a tense euchre tournament. Not a difficult puzzle on … Read more “Times 25176: I guess that’s why they call it the blues”
Times 25,175 Dove Cottage to Ebbw Vale
Solving time 20 minutes Straightforward puzzle that shouldn’t cause too many problems despite some of the slang and oldish references. Across 1 A,BUN,IN,THE,OVEN – (nineveh about n=new)*; oldish slang term for up the duff; 8 … Read more “Times 25,175 Dove Cottage to Ebbw Vale”
Times 25174 – Shakespeare on the Internet
Solving time: 39 minutes Music: Mozart Piano Concertos, Kempff/Leitner I was quite slow getting started, reading a fair number of clues before lighting on 21 down and wrestling with it for a bit. I’d be … Read more “Times 25174 – Shakespeare on the Internet”
Sunday Times 4486 (20 May 2012) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 54:14 I’m not sure if these puzzles have gotten harder recently, or if I’ve just got stupider, but I seem to be struggling much more than I used to. Maybe I just need … Read more “Sunday Times 4486 (20 May 2012) by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2699 – Paul McKenna
This was one of the most complicated Mephistos for me in recent history. There’s some very odd language in here, and a number of wordplay elements that are either new to me or I don’t … Read more “Mephisto 2699 – Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 25167 (19th May)
Solving time 25:05, and another real treat on a Saturday morning. There were a lot of tricky clues, with the fiendish 19ac probably the pick of them. There were a few complaints on the forum … Read more “Saturday Times 25167 (19th May)”
Club Monthly 20140 May 2012 – Language lessons again
Solving Time: My clever spreadsheet tells me that this is monthly crossword 20140, the last cryptic I blogged (as I write this, at the beginning of May) was 25140, and this is my blog no…. … Read more “Club Monthly 20140 May 2012 – Language lessons again”
Times 25172
Solving time: 69:00 I found this a mammoth struggle, much like my last daily blog two weeks ago. I went through the bottom half fairly steadily, but then found the top half much harder. I … Read more “Times 25172”