Pleasant but largely straighforward puzzle. Not sure how well known the Flowerpot Men are! Across 1 WILTJA – WILT-J-A; Jack=J; bush hut; 5 ASPICK – AS-PICK; old snake; 10 ANKH – loop=HANK then move H=husband … Read more “Mephisto 2756 by Paul McKenna – What Happened To Little Weed?”
Month: June 2013
Sunday Times 4543 (23 Jun 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: Just inside an hour all told, over three sessions. I started it while relaxing in a hot bath but had to stop after about 25 minutes as the paper was getting damp and … Read more “Sunday Times 4543 (23 Jun 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 25508 (22nd June)
Solving time 22:04, a bit slow for me but I solved it on the train after a long day at work and I was having trouble staying awake! Lots of good clues here; I particularly … Read more “Saturday Times 25508 (22nd June)”
Times Jumbo 1040 (15 Jun 2013)
Solving time: About an hour with one mistake. I found this one on the easy side compared to some of the others I’ve blogged. The two full length across clues both went straight in without … Read more “Times Jumbo 1040 (15 Jun 2013)”
Times 25513 – A long long way to run
Goodness me, I think I’ve earned my money on this one! Oh no, I just remembered I’m doing this for fun, not for cash. I must be mad. For what it’s worth, it took me … Read more “Times 25513 – A long long way to run”
Club Monthly 20153 June 2013 – Absentee Blogger Edition
Solving Time: Just under 40 minutes, in two sessions. So, rather easy, in fact this may be the easiest club monthly I’ve blogged. The first five acrosses went straight in, unheard of for me.. nevertheless … Read more “Club Monthly 20153 June 2013 – Absentee Blogger Edition”
Times 25512 – Advantage, Murray
What a thriller of a night at Wimbledon. Maria Sharapova & Roger Federer eliminated by newbies but the Brits must be very happy for Andy Murray. Now if someone were to beat Novak Djokovic, Murray … Read more “Times 25512 – Advantage, Murray”
Times 25511: Purely academic
Solving time: 55:02 So, for me at least, a hard slog. Almost came to grief in the SE corner with four answers missing after 40-ish minutes. And still have one parsing to work through. Might … Read more “Times 25511: Purely academic”
Times 25,510 – The Sioux Wars Revisited
Solving time 25 minutes Quite a potpourri here with a dodgy homophone, a couple of definitions by example (chicken for fowl and fairy for moth), and a reference to a rather London-centric travel device not … Read more “Times 25,510 – The Sioux Wars Revisited”
Times 25509 – Comparisons are….
Solving time: 29 minutes Music: Eric Clapton, Unplugged This should be pretty easy for most solvers, unless there is something crucial that you just don’t know. Fortunately, the definitions and the cryptics are pretty straightforward, … Read more “Times 25509 – Comparisons are….”