Solving time : 23:28 for one that I found pretty tricky (and it appears I’m the first correct solution on the Club timer), though some of it could be a battle with the trickle of … Read more “Times 25841: When in Canada”
Month: July 2014
Quick Cryptic 94 by Tracy
The link on the Times site is broken yet again so here is the correct url for those trying to access today’s Quickie: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140717/214/ Sorry this won’t be a very expansive blog as I’m standing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 94 by Tracy”
Quick Cryptic No. 93 by Flamande
Good puzzle, I thought, so thanks to Flamande. Not too tricky, but some sticky moments along the way that had me scratching my head for a while. The hardest bit was finding the damned thing! … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 93 by Flamande”
Times 25840 – Not 1 ac for me
I tackled this early but not early enough to pre-empt the ‘petites’ seeking porridge; it took me a while to get going, then all but the NW corner went in quickly enough, then fifteen of … Read more “Times 25840 – Not 1 ac for me”
Quick Cryptic no. 92 by Orpheus
Ooh la la! A real tough one which I’m thinking won’t please everyone. In case you can’t find it here’s the link:http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140715/211/I’m still working on why some of the answers are the answers but don’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic no. 92 by Orpheus”
Times 25,839
Clock stopped at 15:59, for a puzzle I very much enjoyed. Not the easiest, with a couple of words I had to call up from the outer reaches of my lexicon, and as always there … Read more “Times 25,839”
Jumbo 1098
Many apologies for the delay on this. I was away for most of the weekend and realised that I had not prepared the blog ready for posting. This was tricky as there were a few … Read more “Jumbo 1098”
Times 25838 – Checking my blog, or not?
Solving time: 38 minutes Music: Thompson, The Plow that Broke the Plain, Stokowski/Symphony of the Air This should have been an easy one, but I was scribbling away and put in a wrong answer without … Read more “Times 25838 – Checking my blog, or not?”
Times Quick Cryptic – 91 by Teazel
If you are having problems accessing today’s puzzle, it’s here now:http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140714/210/Please also see my reply to Anon below This one took me 11 minutes but I thought it was going to be a lot longer … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic – 91 by Teazel”
Mephisto 2810 by Paul McKenna
A generally easy puzzle Across 3 ALTOGETHER – ALTO-GET-HER; 10 ASSURE – ASS-URE; 11 RICARD – RI(CAR-d)D; 12 PEPPER – PEP-PER; 13 BRAD – B(reak)-RAD; excellent=RAD: 15 EMPERISE – (e premise)*; 16 TUART – marsupial=tuan … Read more “Mephisto 2810 by Paul McKenna”