Solving time 15 minutes I had no problems with this and expect some fast times. A puzzle with an arts leaning and two reasonably obscure plants. We have “Albert Square”, an imaginary place from a … Read more “Times 25,343 – Architecture from Birmingham To Bath”
Month: December 2012
Times 25342 – All I’m looking for is a fair sheik!
Solving time: 65 minutes Music: Bizet, L’Arlesienne Suites, Martinon/CSO I knew this would happen – three weeks of easy Monday puzzles, and then when I return to blogging, a more difficult offering. Not, however, as … Read more “Times 25342 – All I’m looking for is a fair sheik!”
Mephisto 2727 – Don Manley
I found this one a little more tricky than Don Manley’s recent Mephisto puzzles – started off in the bottom right corner and eventually worked my way around the grid. Didn’t do myself any favors … Read more “Mephisto 2727 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4514 (2 Dec 2012) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: 23:43 I found this the easiest puzzle for a while. Sub-25 minutes is pretty rare for me these days. I think GOOSANDER was the only unfamiliar word, and even that rang a vague … Read more “Sunday Times 4514 (2 Dec 2012) by Jeff Pearce”
Saturday Times 25335 (1st Dec)
Pretty straightforward fare for a Saturday, 15:16 to solve. I loved the pair of linked clues at 5 & 6 down, not a great deal to say about the rest of it. Across 1 IN … Read more “Saturday Times 25335 (1st Dec)”
Jumbo 1008
Around 34 minutes on the Club timer, although I did go over the clues to check for typos before I pressed the submit button Generally fairly straightforward, with some unusual words that were fairly clear … Read more “Jumbo 1008”
Times 25340 – Too tough for me
Solving time: 57:56 – with three wrong! I found this something of a struggle. There were several that I put in without full understanding as I went through, plus a couple of wild guesses. I … Read more “Times 25340 – Too tough for me”
Times 25339 – can you cope?
Solving time : 15:34 on the club timer – very slow start to this one, really only getting the top left corner on a first read through, and then sweeping through the bottom and finishing … Read more “Times 25339 – can you cope?”
Mini S&B London 13th December
Ulaca’s coming over to the UK from Hong Kong next week, and wants to meet up for a beer or three with anyone who’s interested, so I’m organizing a mini Sloggers & Betters meeting at … Read more “Mini S&B London 13th December”
Times 25338: Parts on Parade
Solving time: 18:40 Straightforward puzzle with just one possible obscurity for non-train-spotters. Across 1 LIGATURE. Two meanings: musical slur or tie; combined letters such as æ and fl. In this case, the latter. 5 SCAR,A,B. … Read more “Times 25338: Parts on Parade”