I thought this was a little harder than recent months, but managed to plough through it in a little over the hour – in three sittings, which I find helps. Mind you, it is still … Read more “Club Monthly 20174 March 2015”
Month: March 2015
Quick Cryptic 273 by Joker
It looks like the scheduled blogger has not been able to produce a blog today so here’s a quick one. Some of the surfaces in this were great, in particular 2D and 11D. 13A and … Read more “Quick Cryptic 273 by Joker”
Times 26056 – was a placeholder, now a holder place
I’ll put this here just in case. I’m traveling again, and if I had left on time, I would have been home and awake enough to solve and write up (famous last words), but it … Read more “Times 26056 – was a placeholder, now a holder place”
Quick Cryptic No 272 by Mara
I think this one will prove reasonably straightforward, but you never know… Quite a few anagrams today, which give you a good way into the puzzle if you are struggling to make headway. Some neat … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 272 by Mara”
Times 26055 – “At least you’ll get your blogging done!”
Solving time: 28 minutes Music: Thelonius Monk Quartet, Misterioso Yes, I’m back again after only two days. Pip Kirby is tied up this week, so I have taken on a little extra work. I seem … Read more “Times 26055 – “At least you’ll get your blogging done!””
Quick Cryptic No 271 by Orpheus
Sadly unable to prepare this yesterday due to numbering changes, no time today. Clues broken up briefly below. Definitions underlined, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 Snooty-sounding lifestyle familiar to gardeners? (12)    HORTICULTURE – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 271 by Orpheus”
Times 26,054
My run of tricky puzzles on alternate Tuesdays continues; oddly, this one didn’t feel like too arduous a struggle as I solved it, but the clock tells a different story with a time of 26:45 … Read more “Times 26,054”
Times 26053 – Not particularly Harrowing…..
Solving time: 30 minutes Music: Mozart, Piano Sonatas, Andre Tchaikowsky This one seemed to be very easy at first, as I rapidly filled in the top half without even bothering to parse the clues. It … Read more “Times 26053 – Not particularly Harrowing…..”
Quick Cryptic 270 by Flamande
I don’t think there’s much to frighten the horses in this one, but we’ll see. It took me 8 minutes with the last minute spent on 14dn alone whilst I worked out what was going … Read more “Quick Cryptic 270 by Flamande”
Sunday Times 4633 by Tim Moorey
Eric caused trouble today. In one instance he was clearly present, but I could not quite understand how he had got there. In the other, it turned out he was there, but I struggled to … Read more “Sunday Times 4633 by Tim Moorey”