This lively and enjoyable puzzle took 50 minutes to complete. There was nothing unknown to me although after the event I needed to look up the US political organisation which I had heard of (more … Read more “Times 25872”
Month: August 2014
25871 Napoleon’s Palindrome
A very pretty set of clues characterised by smooth surfaces and believable little scenarios. This one took me 21’06” with only stupidities such as not being able to do anagrams and befuddlement with the drinks … Read more “25871 Napoleon’s Palindrome”
Quick Cryptic No 119 by Izetti
Solving Time: Relatively straightforward The Don is along with today’s Quick Cryptic and it’s a reasonably accessible puzzle with our setter’s invariable smattering of religious clues (a little irritating for those of us who don’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 119 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic No 118 by Flamande
A pleasant puzzle, two of the definitions are rather vague or loose (3d, 5d) and an unspecified woman makes 20a a rather random exercise. Not much else to add.UPDATE: it appears (see below comments) that … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 118 by Flamande”
Times Crossword 25,870
Solving Time: Just over 22 minutes. An easy start but it took me a while to mop up the last few, down the rhs. Then copying it into the club website I found I had … Read more “Times Crossword 25,870”
Times 25869 – Jimbo Woz ’Ere!
Okay – a nice easy one and a joint blogging effort between Z8, Olivia (making her debut, I think) on the acrosses and me on the downs. Hopefully, our mystery alternative Tuesday blogger will be … Read more “Times 25869 – Jimbo Woz ’Ere!”
Quick Cryptic No 117 by Joker
The first couple seemed easy but then I took what seemed an age to get into the rest. Finished in 12 minutes so must have sped up as I went. An enjoyable crossword which starts … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 117 by Joker”
Times 25868 – The road up and down is one and the same….
Solving time: 27 minutes Music: Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Highlights, Giulini/Wachter/Schwartzkopf/Cossotto/Taddei/Moffo/Philharmonia Orchestra This Monday offering was a piece of cake for an academic sort like yours truly….how could you be listening to Mozart and not … Read more “Times 25868 – The road up and down is one and the same….”
Quick Cryptic 116 by Orpheus
An enjoyable puzzle, with only the clue for 12A leaving me a little dissatisfied. It’s a solver-friendly grid in that only 4 answers have an unchecked first letter. There are various schools of thought as … Read more “Quick Cryptic 116 by Orpheus”
Sunday Times 4602 (10 Aug 2014) by Dean Mayer
Solving Time: About 55 minutes Some clever cluing here, and also some UK-centricities in the form of TV references that may have some overseas solvers scratching their heads. I liked the longer anagrams at 10a, … Read more “Sunday Times 4602 (10 Aug 2014) by Dean Mayer”