I am just returned from Down Under, where my wager that a Brit would still be left standing in Melbourne Park long after the last Aussie had departed to the loneliness of the locker room … Read more “Times 26005 – Let’s Take a Walk Together”
Month: January 2015
Times Quick Cryptic 230 by Joker
I solved all but one clue in 10 minutes but then lost another 2 trying to work out the last one in at 10ac. That’s the only unfamiliar word, I think, though there is a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 230 by Joker”
Mephisto 2838 by Don Manley – Jane Austen Edition
I worked steadily through this middle of the road puzzle but was left with one that stumped me – 29A. I wanted the answer to be GENNET as I was obsessed with book=GEN rather than … Read more “Mephisto 2838 by Don Manley – Jane Austen Edition”
Sunday Times 4625 by Jeff Pearce
This took me 18 minutes, but I made a silly mistake. I seem to be doing this a lot at the moment. I found this quite tricky: there’s a lot of stuff in here I … Read more “Sunday Times 4625 by Jeff Pearce”
Saturday Times 25998 (17th Jan)
Solving time 17:49 (although at least a couple of minutes of that was at the end staring at S?E?T (25ac) and trying to make sense of the clue). Glancing at the comments on the Crossword … Read more “Saturday Times 25998 (17th Jan)”
Times Jumbo 1129
I found this easier than most Jumbos (it took me around 16 minutes, in an interrupted session), but still enjoyable to solve. As usual, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 LANOLIN – L, + ANON … Read more “Times Jumbo 1129”
Times 26,003: Crosseyed And Painless
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds nought and six, result misery,” said Micawber, and so it goes with crosswords too. … Read more “Times 26,003: Crosseyed And Painless”
Times Quick Cryptic No 229 by Hurley
This one took me about.. well that doesn’t matter really, does it? Let’s say I found it very enjoyable and of average difficulty, or a trifle easier perhaps. Several clues to write straight in, but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 229 by Hurley”
Quick Cryptic No 228 by Teazel
Not much time for an 18ac as this is a late stand in. I hope macavity’s problems with appointments and late running staff due to snow have now been resolved. Please feel free to provide … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 228 by Teazel”
26002 In which philosophers have a race. On camels?
16.43 for this one, slowing down towards the end and puzzling a while over the entry at 24 (25 two days ago) where I currently have only a sketchy idea of how it might work. … Read more “26002 In which philosophers have a race. On camels?”