I don’t know what has happened to the blog but I’m preparing an emergency one OK – now done. Sorry it’s a bit sparse. Help needed with 2D please Across 1 MANITOBA – MANI(TO-B)A; thing=MANIA; … Read more “Times 25,716 – Better Late Than Never”
Month: February 2014
Times crossword 25715: All you have to do is get all the letters in the right order
Stopped the clock after a smidge over 20 minutes. Probably should have been quicker, but decided still to do this on the night shift after a long day pottering around northern France with my 10 … Read more “Times crossword 25715: All you have to do is get all the letters in the right order”
Times Crossword 25,714 – somewhere in Europe
Solving Time: 26 minutes. Having got 1ac and 1dn while the crossword was coming off the printer, I thought I was in for an easy one for once, but it was not to be. I … Read more “Times Crossword 25,714 – somewhere in Europe”
Times 25,713 – Winter Weather Edition
There’s a fair amount of GK here but none of it really obscure. A pleasant enough solve but not a taxing puzzle. Across 1 GROUP,CAPTAIN – (a cop it rang up)*; Sir Douglas Bader CBE … Read more “Times 25,713 – Winter Weather Edition”
Times 25712 – In which I get in for an answer
Solving time: 19 minutes Music: Brahms, Piano Quintet, Richter/Borodin Quartet This is just about as fast as I can do a puzzle. I was looking for an easy one, having been delayed a little by … Read more “Times 25712 – In which I get in for an answer”
Sunday Times 4576 (9 Feb 2014) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 73:18 – over several sessions. I couldn’t seem to get on the setter’s wavelength with this one, but then I often seem to find that with Tim’s puzzles. That’s not a criticism of … Read more “Sunday Times 4576 (9 Feb 2014) by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2789 – Paul McKenna
I found this one a little more tricky than recent offerings. Still unsure of one or two of the wordplays, but hopefully they will come as I write this up. As usual, Paul McKenna has … Read more “Mephisto 2789 – Paul McKenna”
Jumbo 1076 – February 1st – and an apology for truancy
Apologies for going walkabout for the my last few jumbos, although I am sure no-one really noticed! I had been led to believe that the blog was winding down at the end of the year … Read more “Jumbo 1076 – February 1st – and an apology for truancy”
Saturday Times 25705 (8th Feb)
Solving time 22:15, so on the tricky side for me. A bit late posting today as I was up half the night, and also out earlier sweeping tiles from the street which had still been … Read more “Saturday Times 25705 (8th Feb)”
Times 25710
Solving time: 23:50 I half expected some sort of Valentine theme today, then after meeting Macbeth, Richard and Othello in the first half dozen clues, I thought I was in for some sort of Shakespearean … Read more “Times 25710”