Well, maybe it’s the excesses of the holiday season catching up with me, or simple incompetence, but I had enormous trouble getting to grips with this puzzle. Possibly a perfect example of not being on … Read more “Times 25,671”
Month: December 2013
Times 25670 – Don Lite
Another gentle start to the week, with an ecclesiatic mini-theme but without the Don’s deviousness. 35 minutes. Thanks to PB for sticking up a whole load of online puzzles on the Times Crossword Club website, … Read more “Times 25670 – Don Lite”
Mephisto 2782 by Tim Moorey – A Fishy Reference
Another rather gentle Mephisto for Christmas week – a little harder than some recent offerings but certainly not arduous. For some reason two word answers were flagged as (4,8) for example rather than just (two … Read more “Mephisto 2782 by Tim Moorey – A Fishy Reference”
Times Jumbo 1067
A shade under 45 minutes, which rightly suggests a tougher than usual challenge. One or two question marks, which were more than outweighed by the ticks. Warning: this puzzle, and by extension blog, contains spoilers … Read more “Times Jumbo 1067”
Saturday Times 25658 (14th Dec)
A two-week delay for this one due to the deadline being extended until today due to the Christmas post. The same applies to last week’s puzzle, which will be blogged on 4th Jan, then this … Read more “Saturday Times 25658 (14th Dec)”
Times 25668 – The morning after…
About 50 minutes for this one but my brain is still addled following the festivities of the past couple of days. An early Z made me think we might be in for another pangram but … Read more “Times 25668 – The morning after…”
25667 Boxing day bubble and squeak with cold meat and with ginger (and a spliff on the side?)
Completed in 27′ 34″ but with one wrong, which looks as if it might be my advanced spelling of GAL-NGALE, a plant which I have definitely eaten in Thai restaurants. Perhaps if I find out … Read more “25667 Boxing day bubble and squeak with cold meat and with ginger (and a spliff on the side?)”
The Times Christmas Day Crossword 2512 (perhaps a significant number? ;-)
Solving Time: 18 mins. So, here we are on Christmas Day 2013, which is Isaac Newton’s 371st birthday, Humphrey Bogart’s 114th, and Alastair Cook’s 29th. I found this a very entertaining crossword with some excellent … Read more “The Times Christmas Day Crossword 2512 (perhaps a significant number? ;-)”
Times 25,666 No Sex Please – It’s Nittel Nacht
Greetings on Christmas Eve. The 24th December has seen a variety of events over the years, not least the arrival of Apollo 8 at the moon in 1968 which gave rise to that iconic picture … Read more “Times 25,666 No Sex Please – It’s Nittel Nacht”
TftT Christmas Turkey No. 1
It’s good to be back, squeezing in a blog report before work, and the shared clue writing in this puzzle happens to be similar to a puzzle coming up in the Sunday Times. On December … Read more “TftT Christmas Turkey No. 1”