I’m standing in for jackkt today, as he’s temporarily indisposed, but, let us hope, back soon and 100%. Happily, I was right on the wavelength with today’s offering, and stopped the clock at 12:10 after … Read more “Times 26,060”
Month: March 2015
Quick Cryptic No 276 by Tracy
I didn’t record a time for this one but it must have been on the long side. A tricky offering by Tracy today but a very enjoyable one. Some excellent clues which required a deal … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 276 by Tracy”
Times 26059 – Welcome, British Summer Time!
Solving time: 31 minutes Music: Brahms, Symphony #2, Monteux/Vienna Philharmonic Yes, the US and the UK are back to five hours difference, so I’m able to print and solve the puzzle at 7 PM every … Read more “Times 26059 – Welcome, British Summer Time!”
Quick Cryptic 275 by Hurley
This was a straightforward puzzle with only a couple of non-standard bits of vocab, specifically 1A and 19A. There are plenty of charades in the clues – a charade is where the answer is built … Read more “Quick Cryptic 275 by Hurley”
Sunday Times 4634 by Jeff Pearce
12:33, including a brief interlude to flip over some grilling bacon, so a pretty straightforward solve. Jeff Pearce gets some stick for producing these straightforward puzzles, but I found this one very enjoyable. Across 1 … Read more “Sunday Times 4634 by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 2847 – Don Manley
Found this one a bit trickier than the last few, particularly the top right hand corner which was the last one to fall. In the end everything makes perfect sense with tricky and clear wordplay. … Read more “Mephisto 2847 – Don Manley”
Jumbo 1138
Quite straightforward. A couple of definitions that were more cryptic and a couple of unfamiliar words, including a slang word, but everything was clear from the wordplay and confirmed by crossing letters. Across 1 CHATTERBOX … Read more “Jumbo 1138”
Saturday Times 26052 (March 21)
Music, history, geography, literature and Old Testament, giving rather a Times Lit. Supp. feel to this, so I was surprised not to be more en rapport with the setter. In fact, a bit of a … Read more “Saturday Times 26052 (March 21)”
Times 26,057: Slowly Walking Down The Hall
Perhaps it’s just that the existential dread that fills any parent on the first day of the holidays is getting to me, but I’m not sure I have *too much* to say about this very … Read more “Times 26,057: Slowly Walking Down The Hall”
Quick Cryptic No 274 by Ferbot – musical mystery tour
In a year of blogging quickies I haven’t come across “Ferbot” before, he or she sounds like an anagram on “Pointless” or a cuddly automaton, who knows. Another coded alias for one of our regular … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 274 by Ferbot – musical mystery tour”