Solving Time: 24 minutes, once again with one wrong, this time a simple typo. I solve on paper and then tend to be a bit 8dn filling in the online grid, leaving me 27ac when … Read more “Times Crossword 25,702 – sporting no undies?”
Month: February 2014
Times 25,701 – A Pennyweight Puzzle
What can one say about this very strange mixture of a puzzle that requires quite a bit of GK, much of it related to literature. I don’t think there’s a clever clue or an original … Read more “Times 25,701 – A Pennyweight Puzzle”
Times 25700 – Oh, MOMA!
Solving time: 35 minutes Music: Joni Mitchell, Miles of Aisles An easy puzzle with a sting in the tail, I’m afraid. While our Dorset correspondent likes to complain of obscure poets, I am usually stuck … Read more “Times 25700 – Oh, MOMA!”
Sunday Times 4574 (26 Jan 2014) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: About 45 minutes Apologies for the lateness of the blog – I just about got it posted on the right day! I was held up, like many others according to the forum, on … Read more “Sunday Times 4574 (26 Jan 2014) by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 2787 – Don Manley
I remember doing this in one session, so it wasn’t too far to the right on the difficulty-o-meter. As one would expect, clear wordplay with a few crafty tricks in the clues. Just got back … Read more “Mephisto 2787 – Don Manley”
Saturday Times 25693 (25th Jan)
Quite a tricky one, this, especially (for me) the bottom left corner. Solved in about 20 minutes, with quite a few solved from the definition and crossing letters. I only sorted out the cryptic parsing … Read more “Saturday Times 25693 (25th Jan)”
Times Jumbo 1074
Another puzzle with several complex, clever clues. As usual, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 CORSICA – C + OR, + SIC (indicated by ‘so’), + Ago 5 EXCHANGE – sEX CHANGE 9 ARCTIC – … Read more “Times Jumbo 1074”