It’s half-term and the kids are plonked open-mouthed and vacant-eyed in front of Q Pootle 5, so I probably out to keep it brief today! Fortunately this was a quick solve, about 10 minutes on … Read more “Times 25,932: Critique of Impure (Reason*)”
Month: October 2014
Quick Cryptic No 170 by Tracy
Easier than Wednesday’s Juno puzzle, I thought (I generally only do these quick cryptics if I’m blogging them); no exotic GK needed except for a town in Nottinghamshire. Across 1 CHOW – Double def; breed … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 170 by Tracy”
Club Monthly 20169 – October 2014
Solving Time: Not sure, can’t get excited about the solving times any more. It took three sessions, so maybe 1 1/4 hours or thereabouts, because after another rapid start – 1ac, 1dn and 11ac all … Read more “Club Monthly 20169 – October 2014”
Quick Cryptic No 169 by Orpheus
Solving time: straightforward. Morning all, thanks to my stand-in last Thursday when the good NHS called me for a very late poke and prod appointment. Orpheus is here today and should prove a nice solve … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 169 by Orpheus”
25931. In which Ahmet (God willing) and Pete are told to get married again
Not, I have to say, my best ever solve: a 30 minute struggle against what I hope is subtle and difficult cluing. Either that or I’m losing my touch. My effort was more or less … Read more “25931. In which Ahmet (God willing) and Pete are told to get married again”
Quick Cryptic No 168 by Juno – pot pourri
A nice mixture of clue types today requiring a modicum of general knowledge – dogs, a capital, a composer and a biblical chap, to list a few. Across 7 REVUE – REV (vicar), U (university), … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 168 by Juno – pot pourri”
Times Crossword 25,930 – gazetteer edition
Solving Time: 16 minutes, so a bit quicker than normal. I had the left side done in no time, but then got a little bogged down in the East. Something of an overseas feel about … Read more “Times Crossword 25,930 – gazetteer edition”
Times Cryptic 25929
This was something of a repeat of my Monday experience in that I solved one half of the puzzle quite easily (this time the LH side) but the other half proved more difficult, especially the … Read more “Times Cryptic 25929”
Quick Cryptic No 167 by Flamande
Well, I didn’t know that – or that… If you liked yesterday’s easy QC and think they should all be like that then look away now. Personally I think these QCs are great. They provide … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 167 by Flamande”
TIMES 25928 – The City of My Ancestors
Solving time: 75 minutes Music: Mingus Ah Um As you can see, I was quite slow on this one, and I suspect it is at least moderately difficult. There was definitely some clever stuff that … Read more “TIMES 25928 – The City of My Ancestors”