42:59. Judging by times on the club site I seem to have struggled more than others with this, and I certainly found it a real stinker. It’s a sign of how off the wavelength I … Read more “Sunday Times 4638 by Dean Mayer”
Month: April 2015
Mephisto 2851 – Tim Moorey
Hi Mephistfans. Another week, more barred-grid clues to obscure words for you to unravel. My first pass through of this one yielded a lot of question marks, which means words I need to look up … Read more “Mephisto 2851 – Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 26076 (18th April)
Fairly quick but enjoyable solve in 13:25. Got off to a bad start by putting MEOW in for “catcall” at 1D without reading the rest of the clue, but that was soon put right and … Read more “Saturday Times 26076 (18th April)”
Jumbo 1143
Just one very obscure (to me) tree, but the rest of the solutions were reasonably straightforward. Across 1 GO THROUGH – GOTH = someone dressed in black, ROUGH = violent type 6 PEDLARS – sounds … Read more “Jumbo 1143”
April 2015 Club Monthly 20175
Middle of the range, this one, under the hour but not by much. Lots of good stuff as usual, my favourite moment of the month. Unfortunately however I can’t parse 24ac properly, can you? cd … Read more “April 2015 Club Monthly 20175”
Times 26,081: Not Very 8D 15D
It is a sad and reduced verlaine you see before you today – for the past week I’ve been all but confined to my bed, tossing and turning in the throes of fevers and hallucinations, … Read more “Times 26,081: Not Very 8D 15D”
Quick Cryptic No 294 by Corelli
Well, inspired by Verlaine’s recent personae changes, I thought I’d change my avatar to something more relevant; but as nobody has commented on my hi-jacking of good old Rip Kirby – either with praise or … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 294 by Corelli”
Times Quick Cryptic No 293 by Izetti
Morning everyone! Solving time: easy to middling. The Don is gracing us with his presence today with a pleasant solve that one or two solvers may feel has unusual words. The usual mix of staunch … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 293 by Izetti”
Times 26080 – look at that slut in the fourth row!
Solving time : 14:55 – I think I made a meal of this one near the end, really struggling to get the last two entries (both of which were proper names not close to the … Read more “Times 26080 – look at that slut in the fourth row!”
Quick Cryptic 292 by Flamande
Nice puzzle, so thanks to our setter Flamande. I was going to say it was at the easier end of the spectrum: my only reservation on that assessment would be that there are quite a … Read more “Quick Cryptic 292 by Flamande”