I thought I was going to romp home in good time on this one but as my target 30 minutes approached I was still stuck on a couple of unknowns in the lower half and … Read more “Times 25941”
Month: November 2014
Quick Cryptic No 177 by Rongo
Blimey governor! Time for a cup of strong Rosy Lee. I thought this was a medium solve until I processed the blog. I suspect some terminology may not be obvious to all. Either definition or … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 177 by Rongo”
Quick Cryptic Number 176 by Tracy
I’m standing in for mohn today. A mixed bag of predominantly straightforward clues, which required the dredging-up of one or two half-forgotten bits of vocabulary. Lots of nice surfaces to throw you off the scent, … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 176 by Tracy”
Times 25940 – Nothing to boast about….
Solving time: 22 minutes Music: Vaughn Williams, Antarctic Symphony, Boult/LSO This one was really very easy. I sometimes have trouble with these, because the clues are easier than I’m used to, and I just can’t … Read more “Times 25940 – Nothing to boast about….”
Jumbo 1116 – Better late than never
I vaguely remembering this taking slightly longer than normal, although I cant work out which bits after a two week absence. There seemed to be an above average number of double definitions, but nothing too … Read more “Jumbo 1116 – Better late than never”
Sunday Times 4614 (2 Nov 2014) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: 39:28 Quite a tough one it seemed to me from Dean this week. I loved the deception in 16d so that gets my COD. There was talk on the forum about a nina, … Read more “Sunday Times 4614 (2 Nov 2014) by Dean Mayer”
mephisto 2827 – placeholder no more
Im staying somewhere without wireless and im not quite up to posting a full report from my phone so the mephisto write up will be early monday am uk time. Feel free to discuss and … Read more “mephisto 2827 – placeholder no more”
Saturday Times 25933 (1st Nov) – or should that be 1st April?
Solving time 21:50, which I was quite pleased with in the circumstances, as several people had mentioned how tricky it was last week. There were a few other problems to overcome though – and the … Read more “Saturday Times 25933 (1st Nov) – or should that be 1st April?”
Quick Cryptic Number 175 by Teazel
A puzzle of intermediate difficulty, which has plenty of inventive crypticness and tongue-in-cheek definitions. There’s nothing unfair about any of these clues, but a decent amount of lateral thinking is required for some! I was … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 175 by Teazel”
Times 25,938: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Across To Me
Thanking the crossword gods for an easyish one this morning – we’re moving house tomorrow, so the house is a Rachel Whiteread installation of stacked boxes, I’ve got to head out and sign my life … Read more “Times 25,938: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Across To Me”