Month: May 2013

36 minutes for this one. After a flying start I hit a wall quite early on and took a few moments to pull myself together. The Sudoku clue and 2dn resisted until the very end … Read more “Times 25489 – Not a lot of people know that, so play it again, Sam, you dirty rat!”

I must have done something good this week, probably changing my picture to include all three of my grandchildren 🙂 Today’s task was a walk through the park compared to the stinkers I have been … Read more “Times 25488 – Goody Goody”

Solving Time: 22 minutes, so about average difficulty. It would have been a bit quicker but I couldn’t persuade firefox to print off the darn crossword, it kept freezing. I confess I didn’t greatly enjoy … Read more “Times Crossword 25,487 – abstinent edition”

Solving time 25 minutes A puzzle that required steady application to mainly sound if unspectacular clues. There’s one US usage of a term that has a rather more literal UK meaning and one clue I’ll … Read more “Times 25,486 – Next Week The Flying Scotsman”

Solving time: About two hours Music: None available I suspected that maybe it was not a good idea to attempt a Bank Holiday puzzle from Connecticut. A blogger can always cheat if necessary, just to … Read more “Times 25485 – A tough way to travel”

Solving time: 59:57 – Just squeaked in under the hour. I felt fairly sluggish while doing this one, and I had to stare at the last three (18/22/25) for ages before the pennies started to … Read more “Times 25483 – Due pittori”