After a year and a half of this blogging malarkey, I ‘ve concluded that for me there are three sorts of Times crossword. There are those like Monday’s or yesterday’s, where you pick it up, … Read more “Times 26205 – not all cats and witches”
Month: September 2015
Quick Cryptic Number 397 by Rongo
Following the quick entry of 6dn (in this unusual grid) there were no hold-ups until my last one in – 7dn. Fairly straightforward then, but entertaining. I especially liked the translation from possession (in the … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 397 by Rongo”
Quick Cryptic No 396 by Teazel
A medium difficulty (some will zoom through, of course) and amusing crossword which held me up in the bottom half more than the top. Double and cryptic definitions abound in this highly satisfactory quick cryptic. … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 396 by Teazel”
Times 26204
I started quite well but hit some snags along the way and needed to jump around the grid quite a lot to try and maintain momentum. There were a couple of unknowns that added to … Read more “Times 26204”
Times 26203 – Yes, definitely something to crow about!
Solving time: 22 minutes Music: Sibelius, Symphony #2, Solti/LSO This is my third consecutive weekly appearance, owing to a complicated swap with Ulaca the details of which I have quite forgotten. However, contrary to what … Read more “Times 26203 – Yes, definitely something to crow about!”
Quick Cryptic 395 by Joker
A few unusual words in this one that may cause problems for those who aren’t yet grizzled crossword veterans. I’m talking about 23A and 1D in particular. As such, I would put this at the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 395 by Joker”
Jumbo 1166 – Bank holiday Monday – August 31st
Without being too unfair, this seemed a fairly nondescript puzzle. There were a fair few clue constructions/answers that I had seen before, so it didnt take much time. There were a few general knowledge gaps … Read more “Jumbo 1166 – Bank holiday Monday – August 31st”
Sunday Times 4658 by Jeff Pearce: Punt and Venice?
24:15. I really struggled with this one, and was thinking to myself that it was another in the run of more challenging puzzles we’ve seen from Jeff Pearce of late. However from the leaderboard it … Read more “Sunday Times 4658 by Jeff Pearce: Punt and Venice?”
Mephisto 2871 – Don Manley
Polished this one off in pretty short order while proctoring an exam. My only real hold up was hazarding a guess at CHICH as the answer at 1 down (so convinced that was what it … Read more “Mephisto 2871 – Don Manley”
Saturday Times 26196 (5th Sept)
Solving time around 18 minutes, half nodding-off on the train on Monday morning. Looking back through it now a lot of the clues that gave me trouble seem like they should have been write-ins. Actually … Read more “Saturday Times 26196 (5th Sept)”