Sorry about the late post – this was one of the more difficult ones I can remember from Tim Moorey, and of course it would happen on the week where by the time it came … Read more “Mephisto 2815 – Tim Moorey”
Month: August 2014
Jumbo 1103
Standard Jumbo fare – nothing that I think is contentious Across 1 AT FULL BLAST – AT LAST = finally, around FULL = rich, B(achelor) 7 FICKLE – F(emale), (s)ICKLE = reaper 10 DRAB – … Read more “Jumbo 1103”
Saturday Times 25861 (9th August)
Solving time 19:28, so my slow-solving malaise continues. I didn’t really notice while solving, but now I’m writing it up there seem to be a record number of double definitions for a Times puzzle, rivalling … Read more “Saturday Times 25861 (9th August)”
Times 25,866: I Favour That Remark
A whisker over half an hour for me to finish this ostensibly straightforward (but inwardly quite devious) puzzle. The southeast corner fell quickly, followed by the northeast, then the southwest, and then finally it was … Read more “Times 25,866: I Favour That Remark”
Quick Cryptic Number 115 by Hurley
A fairly straightforward puzzle with some super anagrams, only one double definition, and a couple of less familiar words to keep you on your toes. Most of the across clues went in on the first … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 115 by Hurley”
Times Quick Cryptic No 114 by Mara – Nudge Nudge Wink Wink
Solving time: Fairly straightforward. One that will raise a few smiles today with one or two clues with the air of the seaside postcard about them and would probably never make the daily puzzle. Top … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 114 by Mara – Nudge Nudge Wink Wink”
Times 25865 – in which we revisit whirredploy
Solving time : 19:44 but that included answering an email and a few texts, been on the road for almost two weeks and people are starting to notice I’m not home. Pity that. I found … Read more “Times 25865 – in which we revisit whirredploy”
Times Quick Cryptic 113 by Dazzler – A Chewy Pangram
Quite a chewy Quickie, I thought, with several of the clues taking a bit of unravelling. Looking back at it, there does not really appear to be much to frighten the horses as jackkt says … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 113 by Dazzler – A Chewy Pangram”
Times 25864
Managed ninety per cent of this without too much trouble, then spent another ten minutes on several of the shorter clues, trying to convince myself I had the right options. 29 minutes overall, with 19 … Read more “Times 25864”
Times 25,863
14:58, which is very much my normal sort of time, but as that time is still top of the leaderboard (if only from a very small sample of early birds, of course), perhaps this one’s … Read more “Times 25,863”