This took me 21 minutes, and I thought it was fairly uncontentious. I suspect that the two answers of Japanese origin (IMARI and UMAMI) may be the least well-known. As ever, * indicates an anagram. … Read more “Times Jumbo 1049”
Month: August 2013
Saturday Times 25562 (24th August)
Solving time about half an hour, including a ten-minute kip with three left. I came up to blog this, wondering why I couldn’t remember anything about it. Looking through the pile, I soon discovered the … Read more “Saturday Times 25562 (24th August)”
Times 25567 – He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.
Solving time: About 35 minutes. I remembered I was blogging this one just as I was about to go to bed. Luckily I found it quite easy and rattled through it in about 20 minutes. … Read more “Times 25567 – He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.”
Club Monthly 20155 August 2013 – endangered species edition
Solving Time: I rattled through this in just over 40 minutes, very quick for me so I guess this one must be on the easy side. Jason and Magoo I notice managed to complete it … Read more “Club Monthly 20155 August 2013 – endangered species edition”
TImes 25566 – Gordon is a moron?
Solving time : 29:13 – I could not get on the setter’s wavelength at all here, and sat for a few minutes at a time staring at the grid. I figured I was in for … Read more “TImes 25566 – Gordon is a moron?”
Times 25565: Two fine rulers
Solving Time: 21:47 — including all the parsings Not a hard puzzle with quite a few going in on the literals alone — “Like mules”, “one anticipating the worst”, etc. Which just left a few … Read more “Times 25565: Two fine rulers”
Times 25,564
15:56 on the club timer. The way you regard the tone of a puzzle is always a matter of personal taste, but in general I’m afraid I didn’t find today’s offering very congenial; more specifically, … Read more “Times 25,564”
Times 25563 – That depends on the meaning of ‘it’…..
Solving time: 65 minutes Music: Old Blind Dogs, Fit! I had all but five in 33 minutes, and all but one in 46, but the last one was a killer. Since I had called my … Read more “Times 25563 – That depends on the meaning of ‘it’…..”
Sunday Times 4551 (18 Aug 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: 31:42 Typical Dean. Lots of excellent surface readings and clever wordplay. Many candidates for COD but 12a just shades it over 17a for me. Apologies for the lateness of the blog. cd = … Read more “Sunday Times 4551 (18 Aug 2013) by Dean Mayer”
Mephisto 2764, 18 August 2013
Solving Time: Quite a while, an hour or more. I did the crossword in odd moments over several days, so no time recorded. I found it somewhat harder than average, but maybe I’m just out … Read more “Mephisto 2764, 18 August 2013”