Definitely on the meaty side for a Monday, with one Shibboleth clue (15a) to sort out the men from the boys. I was a boy…51 minutes for my very untechnical Did Not Finish. ACROSS 1. … Read more “Times 26125 – Leave me to heaven”
Month: June 2015
Times Quick Cryptic 330 by Pedro
This one took me 9 minutes but didn’t flow too well at first so I had to keep hopping around the grid to find answers that came more readily to mind so as not to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 330 by Pedro”
Sunday Times 4645 by Tim Moorey
An enjoyable puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum, but with a few curly ones to keep the scratch players on their toes. For those of us playing off 18 or worse, this was … Read more “Sunday Times 4645 by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2858 by Paul McKenna
My first crossword after a Spanish holiday during which I was too busy catching up with old friends to do any solving – so not as quick as I might otherwise have been. There should … Read more “Mephisto 2858 by Paul McKenna”
Times Jumbo 1152 – A Puzzle for Georges Perec
Solving time of 29:19, which is smack in the middle of the 25-35 minutes I usually expect to take on a Jumbo, so overall not of extreme difficulty, barring a couple of clues which seemed … Read more “Times Jumbo 1152 – A Puzzle for Georges Perec”
Saturday Times 26118 (6th June)
Solving time was 10:00 to the second! Got back later than expected, but here it is, just before midnight! Enjoyable puzzle with some interesting points, but on the easy side nevertheless. Across 1 Mr Right? … Read more “Saturday Times 26118 (6th June)”
Quick Cryptic No 329 by Rongo – crazy, nuts, raving, and missing.
Apologies to all who expected to see my blog in good time. Today’s Quickie is not appearing online on the Times site (although all the other links work and I’m logged in) and it wasn’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 329 by Rongo – crazy, nuts, raving, and missing.”
Times 26,123: And So’s My Wife!
Having a terrible crossword week this week – we’re trying to buy a house (well, this being London, we can only afford 25% of a house, but “we’re trying to buy about three-quarters of a … Read more “Times 26,123: And So’s My Wife!”
Quick Cryptic 328 by Orpheus
This one took me 12 minutes. I’m standing in at the very last minute for macavity who has been summoned for a hospital scan and I wish him all the best. I’m sorry that time … Read more “Quick Cryptic 328 by Orpheus”
26122 Something slightly spooky
My run of moderate times continues with a 26.26 for this assemblage of all 26 letters of the alphabet. If you add the number of Es and the number of Us, it’s 26, as is … Read more “26122 Something slightly spooky”