Not too difficult, I thought, though I hadn’t encountered MUSICAL SAW (4 ac) before. As usual, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 NIQAB – I + Q, in ban (reversed) 4 MUSICAL SAW – MUSICAL … Read more “Times Jumbo 1134”
Month: February 2015
Saturday Times 26028 (21st Feb)
No time this morning to post, but will get to it some time this afternoon eventually! Sorry, a change of plans meant we didn’t get back till late, and I was too tired, but here … Read more “Saturday Times 26028 (21st Feb)”
Club Monthly 20173 February 2015
Well, I didn’t think this was any harder than usual, easier in fact than some since I finished it in less than an hour. Unfortunately on submission I found I had three (!) errors. Two … Read more “Club Monthly 20173 February 2015”
Times 26,033: Bearded Like The Pard
Another Friday puzzle with a few speed bumps, but nothing to really grind a solver to a dead halt: I finished inside 11 and a half minutes, which’ll do me. I started in with 16A … Read more “Times 26,033: Bearded Like The Pard”
Quick Cryptic Number 254 by Flamande
A mixed bag of gimmies and more challenging clues/parts; 17ac and 15dn, for example, went in without muchof an attempt to parse. There are certainly no unusual devices or devilishly obscure words, but I think … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 254 by Flamande”
Quick Cryptic No 253 by Joker
The well oiled machinery of the TfTT has clicked smoothly into gear and I am, as seamlessly as possible, standing in for macavity123 this Thursday and next. A medium difficulty (15 minutes) crossword today – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 253 by Joker”
Times 26032 – in which there is room for improment
Solving time : 25:16. You know how sometimes we talk about being on the wavelength of a setter? Well if this setter was broadcasting on FM, I was somewhere between UHF and two tin cans … Read more “Times 26032 – in which there is room for improment”
Times 26031 – s’no easy ride
I nearly forgot it was my day so I didn’t leap from my bed as early as I should have done, so apologies for a slightly late post. I then struggled for 45 minutes with … Read more “Times 26031 – s’no easy ride”
Quick Cryptic No 252 by Mara
Thanks to Mara for an enjoyable puzzle. Probably towards the easier end of the spectrum, but with plenty of wit and a nice variety of clue types. 4d was particularly good I thought – the … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 252 by Mara”
Quick Cryptic No 251 by Felix
I was not able to complete the crossword on iPad using Safari (as I usually do) as the keyboard entry has stopped working. In a second blow of fate, when my ancient laptop eventually started, … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 251 by Felix”