Month: May 2014

Hello solvers, and thank you for this opportunity to fill out the ranks of such an august blog. As an old 7D with occasional 12A delusions usually thwarted by a tendency towards 10A, I was … Read more “Times 25794 – Mincing Clues Not Words”

Solving time : 15:56 – relieved to have it all correct, but frustrated along the way by the online puzzle hanging for a while, and then there being two clues catenated for 17 down. I … Read more “Times 25793 – pick your clue for 17 down – I recommend the first one”

Solving Time: About 15 minutes for this – it is not hard, as we have come to expect from a qualifier. However, I found it a very entertaining crossword, well produced and with some exceptionally … Read more “Times Crossword 25,786 – Second Championship Qualifier”

Solving time: 18:06 Sorry to have missed yesterday’s blog. It was a bit late here when it came up. That was one kind of puzzle: difficult (for me) but pleasing to finish. (And I did … Read more “Times 25792: Nursery made”

I’m returning the compliment to Tim who stood in for me last week when I was away sampling the strudel and beer kellers. Today we celebrate World Metrology Day with a measured puzzle having some … Read more “Times 25,791 – Out To Grass More Like”

This was a chewy little number for a Monday, with generally nice clueing mixed with some slightly odd literals and tricky but gettable vocab. 74 minutes for me. Next week, since Vinyl and I are … Read more “Times 25790 – On your bike, son!”