19:55, so a bit trickier than some recent Saturday puzzles (although it could have just been me – 4th one tackled on my Monday morning commute, and I was starting to flag a bit). Some … Read more “Saturday Times 25963 (6th Dec)”
Month: December 2014
Times 25,968: To Infinity And Beyond
Afflicted as I am by a perennial plague of sick children, I resorted to an online stopwatch for this week’s puzzle, which showing a final time of a little under 16 minutes, as compared to … Read more “Times 25,968: To Infinity And Beyond”
Quick Cryptic No 200 by Pedro
It doesn’t seem more than a few months since the ‘Quick Cryptic’ kicked off, yet here we are at No. 200; for me, it was easier than Wednesday’s 198 and no harder than they were … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 200 by Pedro”
Times Quick Cryptic No 199 by Hurley
Solving time: Intermediate. Sorry for being late today, hospital appointments derailed me slightly. I rather enjoyed this challenge today although I suspect it might prove a little tougher for the newer solvers. Some really nice … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 199 by Hurley”
Times 25967: Did Poirot ever do crosswords?
I tried hard to find the corner of this crossword where lurked the unknown that might attract complaints, but I really don’t think there is one. Perhaps the “Road to” clue will baffle those who … Read more “Times 25967: Did Poirot ever do crosswords?”
Quick Cryptic No 198 by Felix
I found this a little harder than those offered on most of my Quickie blog-days; it was almost on a par with Monday’s Times Cryptic which I tackled at the same session and romped through … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 198 by Felix”
Times Crossword 25,966 – 2014 Championships second preliminary, puzzle 3
Solving Time: I don’t recall I’m afraid, but this is by no means the easiest of the preliminary puzzles, I would say. And as with most of the others, full of wit and elegance. And … Read more “Times Crossword 25,966 – 2014 Championships second preliminary, puzzle 3”
Times Cryptic 25965
I found this one pretty tough and solving took me a little over an hour, partly because I also had problems with parsing several clues and I was determined if possible to sort these out … Read more “Times Cryptic 25965”
Quick Cryptic No 197 by Orpheus
I got tied up in a couple of places and got to thinking this was really hard with unknown words – but that just turned out to be me backing myself into corners. So I … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 197 by Orpheus”
Times 25964 – Newbies welcome!
Solving time: 18 minutes or so, with a phone call in the middle Music: Jon Hassell, Dream Theory in Malaysia This one was pretty easy, and I was off to a good start when I … Read more “Times 25964 – Newbies welcome!”