Solving time: An enjoyable couple of hours My apologies for being a few days late with this one, but I have a lot going on at the moment, and this one slipped down the priority … Read more “Times Jumbo 1110 (13 Sep 2014)”
Month: September 2014
Quick Cryptic No 147 by Tracy
A very fine crossword, in my opinion. Clever clues where the word play has relevance to the definition and the occasional mental gymnastics needed for some word play.Some went in really quickly and some – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 147 by Tracy”
Times 25905
Much of this was very straightforward and I had hopes of completing it within my target 30 minutes, but I missed this by some way because of two unknown words which might have been easier … Read more “Times 25905”
Times 25904 – No, not the one from Winsbury….
Solving time: 43 minutes Music: Shostakovich, Symphony #6, Boult/LPO It may be just me, but it seems like the puzzles are getting harder under the new editor – no more Easy Monday! I was off … Read more “Times 25904 – No, not the one from Winsbury….”
Quick Cryptic 146 by Flamande
The puzzle is available at http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140929/278/ I think this will be considered at the easier end of the Quicky spectrum, with perhaps only the general knowledge required in 11A, 16A, and 6D having the potential … Read more “Quick Cryptic 146 by Flamande”
Sunday Times 4608 (21 Sep 2014) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: about 55 mins Another excellent puzzle from Dean. I wasn’t keen on 11, and Spoonerisms do nothing for me, but these were minor blips amongst a host of brilliant offerings. As ever with … Read more “Sunday Times 4608 (21 Sep 2014) by Dean Mayer”
Mephisto 2821 – Tim Moorey
Sorry for being tardy in posting this one – I was in rehearsals all of last week and didn’t get a chance to solve this until after opening night. There’s a matinee today so I … Read more “Mephisto 2821 – Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 25897 (20th Sep)
Solving time probably around 20 minutes – can’t be too accurate as I was solving it while working from home and had numerous interruptions, but I found it quite tricky in places – certainly much … Read more “Saturday Times 25897 (20th Sep)”
Quick Cryptic Number 145 by Rongo
A bit of Friday fun, which took me much longer to blog than to solve. Many of the surface meanings are neat and misleading, but not so devious as to throw us off the scent … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 145 by Rongo”
Times 25,902: Roll Out The Bunting
More of an occasion for punting than bunting for me in this heartbreaker: after a speedy start from gimmes like FOI 22d, by ten minutes in I’d filled in all but three or four clues. … Read more “Times 25,902: Roll Out The Bunting”