Quite an interesting but short morning’s work-out. Once I had the four biggies inked in, the rest flowed rather smoothly. ACROSS 1 dd deliberately omitted 3 INGRATIATE *(IN REGATTA I) 10 BAD FORM BAD (naughty) … Read more “Times 25,285 – Fair is foul and foul is fair”
Month: October 2012
Times Crossword 25,284 by Jupiter
Solving Time: a shade under 29 minutes. I found this a little harder than average, with a number of quite tricky clues. Overall I thought the quality of the clues a bit uneven, but some … Read more “Times Crossword 25,284 by Jupiter”
Times 25,283 – Bottom Drawer Sparks Ultimate Urge
Solving time 20 minutes A steady and unspectacular solve of largely standard fare. One or two references to ancient beings, biblical books and precious stones and a very old Jewish prophet. I have a question … Read more “Times 25,283 – Bottom Drawer Sparks Ultimate Urge”
Times 25282 – Ole, ole, ole!
Solving time: 37 Minutes Music: Prokovief, Symphony #7, Martinon/PCO This should have been an easy one, but I started solving in an overconfident manner and entered a wrong word, then replaced it with another wrong … Read more “Times 25282 – Ole, ole, ole!”