A very fine puzzle (fortunately, not too difficult) full of varied devices that should test many things in a solver’s arsenal. Very entertaining. ACROSS 1 rha meaning to steal or take deliberately omitted 4 TIMEPIECE … Read more “Times 25,165 – We Need Your Empty Bottles”
Month: May 2012
Times Crossword 15,832 – easy anagrams..
Solving Time: I must say I found this quite easy, 14 minutes in all. Here we go with yet another (and hopefully, the last) double header. I will publish the other blog on 24 May, … Read more “Times Crossword 15,832 – easy anagrams..”
Times 25,163 Meet Kelly Fletcher
Solving time 25 minutes A reasonably straightforward, middle of the road Times cryptic that shouldn’t over tax seasoned solvers. One usage of an archaic word that’s a bit Mephisto like in the clueing. The Sultan … Read more “Times 25,163 Meet Kelly Fletcher”
Times 25162 – Have a go, don’t be shy!
Solving time: 49 minutes Music: Bach, Cello Suites, Janos Starker I was not in good form on this puzzle, and botched up a number of clues that should have been easy. For example, I thought … Read more “Times 25162 – Have a go, don’t be shy!”
Mephisto 2697 – Don Manley
Sunday was a strange day – I had a bunch of stuff to do to get ready for a trip on Monday. So I was hoping that the Sunday crosswords wouldn’t take that long – … Read more “Mephisto 2697 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4484 (6 May 2012) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: 37:45 You’ll be pleased to know that the Sunday Times blog is ready for posting. Normal service has been resumed. 😉 I had one left (27a) after 30 minutes, then took another 7 … Read more “Sunday Times 4484 (6 May 2012) by Jeff Pearce”
Times Jumbo 977
A solving time of 28 minutes, so not the most difficult puzzle, but a very fine one in my view: lots of clever stuff and pleasing penny-drop moments, including two clues in particular which I … Read more “Times Jumbo 977”
Saturday Times 25155 (5th May)
Sorry for the delay with this – I got back later than expected and was too tired to even think about it! Anyway, solving time 19:45, although with the top half completed in about 3 … Read more “Saturday Times 25155 (5th May)”
Times 25160
Solving time: A disastrous 70 minutes. I started slowly, and then slowed down even further as fatigue started to set in. To make matters worse I spent probably 15 minutes staring at the last clue … Read more “Times 25160”
25159 – thanks for nothing, livejournal
This didn’t appear on time – I wrote it, put it in as a scheduled post time of 12:05am my time (so as to not mess up the calendar, as I write reports on “the … Read more “25159 – thanks for nothing, livejournal”