I am standing in today for my friend Pip Kirby, who is recuperating after a difficult, but successful, operation in hospital last week. I’m sure you will all join me in wishing him a speedy … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 227 by Izetti”
Month: January 2015
Times Crossword 26,001 – When the new millennium really begins…
Solving Time: well, this took me 14 minutes on the Club timer. But that includes printing the thing off, obtaining a glass of wine, and keying it all back in afterwards and submitting.. so it … Read more “Times Crossword 26,001 – When the new millennium really begins…”
Quick Cryptic No 226 by Joker
A very enjoyable puzzle which seemed, at first glance, quite hard but a few long ones went in and the grid was nearly complete. There’s a lot of humour and, like a good (well, any) … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 226 by Joker”
Times Cryptic – 26000
This was a very lively puzzle as befits one that marks the turn of a millennium, and the wordplay is often quite involved. I knew I was in for a tough time as soon as … Read more “Times Cryptic – 26000”
Quick Cryptic 225 by Flamande
This is the third Flamande that I’ve blogged and it’s similar to the previous two – credible surface readings and nothing requiring a rummage in the obscurity bins, though non-Brits not living in the UK … Read more “Quick Cryptic 225 by Flamande”
Times 25999 – A new millenium starts tomorrow!
Solving time: 80 minutes Music: Shostakovich, Symphony #10, Karajan/BPO Well, I certainly didn’t cover myself with glory in this particular solve. While the puzzle was somewhat more difficult than last week, I’m sure everybody had … Read more “Times 25999 – A new millenium starts tomorrow!”
Times Jumbo 1127
Slightly out of sequence, as this was one of the bonus holiday puzzles, so I have been overtaken by the subsequent Saturday blog. A solving time of 37 minutes is only a little bit more … Read more “Times Jumbo 1127”
Sunday Times 4624 (11 Jan 2014) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 36:47 A decent crossword, not too tricky. A couple had me puzzling over the wordplay for a while post-solve – 26a & 24d. I had no quibbles. There was a certain amount of … Read more “Sunday Times 4624 (11 Jan 2014) by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2837 – Paul McKenna
I found the right hand side of this far more amenable than the left, where I’m still stuck on one piece of wordplay, though I think the answer can only be one thing. This was … Read more “Mephisto 2837 – Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 25992 (10th Jan)
12:54 for this one, but it felt a bit harder than the last couple of weeks, although nothing too taxing really. A few people on the Crossword Club forum reported trouble with 24D/25A at the … Read more “Saturday Times 25992 (10th Jan)”