Either this was pretty dense or I am, or possibly both. 32’11” with the bottom half very much more slippery than the top. There’s a Dashiell Hammett/ Raymond Chandler thing going on here, with a … Read more “25859* “The streets were dark with something more then night.” Raymond Chandler *edited”
Month: August 2014
Quick Cryptic No 108 by Joker – plenty to drink here.
I hope I’m not upsetting anyone by saying I found this easier than most of the recent quickie puzzles, it was a write-in and took me 7 minutes including printing off (I prefer to solve … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 108 by Joker – plenty to drink here.”
Times Crossword 25,858 – a stairway to heaven
Solving Time: 16 minutes, so a little on the easier side of average for me. Though having said that, there are one or two I couldn’t parse so let us see if they become clear … Read more “Times Crossword 25,858 – a stairway to heaven”
Jumbo 1101 – Saturday 19th July
Apologies for the delay, lost internet connection on Sunday and didnt recover until today. Thought about typing up on the phone, but couldnt really bring myself to do that. The puzzle itself was straightforward. Didnt … Read more “Jumbo 1101 – Saturday 19th July”
Times 25,857 – Bring The Curtain Down
A reasonable middle of the road puzzle for my 176th blog of the daily puzzle and my swan song – 25 minutes to solve with no major hold ups. One or two interesting clue constructions … Read more “Times 25,857 – Bring The Curtain Down”
Quick Cryptic No 107 by Pedro
15 minutes for me so medium/hard. I got a lot of clues from the definitions (and worked the word play out later which proved to be quite an enjoyable mental tussle) but I have some … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 107 by Pedro”
Times 25856 – Features of clerical cut!
Solving time: 60 minutes, with pauses Music: Beethoven, Symphony #2, Monteux/LSO I made a fine mess of this puzzle, with complicated theories that turned out to be totally wrong. If only I could be sure … Read more “Times 25856 – Features of clerical cut!”
Quick Cryptic 106 by Tracy
The link from the Times site seems to be working – hopefully not famous last words. As a computer programmer in my previous life, it always felt like a defeat to use the mouse instead … Read more “Quick Cryptic 106 by Tracy”
Sunday Times 4600 (27 Jul 2014) by Tim Moorey
Solving Time: 20:30 I nearly got this one within 20 minutes. If it hadn’t been for the unknown YAWS at 30a, I would have done. Most of these I found I could write straight in. … Read more “Sunday Times 4600 (27 Jul 2014) by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2813 – Paul McKenna
There wasn’t anything too too tricky in this one, though the bottom right corner took the longest to fall. There’s a few obscure words (mostly signposted in the clues) and some unfamiliar uses of familiar … Read more “Mephisto 2813 – Paul McKenna”