A somewhat strange puzzle that took me the best part of 45 minutes to solve as there were a number of words or meanings unknown to me and I have detailed these below. On the … Read more “Times Cryptic 26240”
Month: October 2015
Times 26239 – A day at the races? Just the opposite!
Solving time: 33 minutes Music: Wagner, Die Walküre Act III, Furtwängler/VPO It took a few minutes to get started, as I ended up having to begin operations in the bottom half, but I soon got … Read more “Times 26239 – A day at the races? Just the opposite!”
Quick Cryptic 425 by Orpheus
A puzzle that I thought was at the tougher end of the scale, with some less than commonplace vocabulary. The crossword can be found here if the usual channels are unavailable: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20151026/10374/ Definitions are underlined. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 425 by Orpheus”
Sunday Times 4664 by Jeff Pearce – an embarrassment of hitches
24:19. I always used to associate Jeff Pearce with straightforward, plain vanilla puzzles. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course: variety is the spice of life, need to cater to all abilities, no-one wants a … Read more “Sunday Times 4664 by Jeff Pearce – an embarrassment of hitches”
Mephisto 2877 – Don Manley
On the gentler end of the Mephisto scale this week, I thought – I managed to get all but a bit of the right hand side out without needing to check in on the dictionary … Read more “Mephisto 2877 – Don Manley”
Times Jumbo 1172
Solving time of 25:53, which suggests something very much at the easy end of the spectrum. Indeed, now I come to write it up, most of the vocabulary was pretty straightforward, and where it wasn’t … Read more “Times Jumbo 1172”
Saturday Times 26232 (17th Oct) – Championships day sweetener
Solving time 10:38, a lot quicker than expected. In previous years the finals day puzzle has been an absolute stinker, as if deliberately devised to discourage us before the competition begins! This one had a … Read more “Saturday Times 26232 (17th Oct) – Championships day sweetener”
Times 26,237: Come, Bombs, And Fall On Slough
An excellently chewy puzzle for a Friday, I thought, that I did not manage to solve inside the quarter hour mark, alas. 9A was my FOI, closely followed by 10A, 12A (South London dweller’s advantage), … Read more “Times 26,237: Come, Bombs, And Fall On Slough”
Quick Cryptic 424 by Marty
Herewith my first attempt at blogging the Quick crossword; please be gentle if there are anomalies in style or formatting! Nothing too troublesome, apart from the terror engendered by a blank grid and the expectation … Read more “Quick Cryptic 424 by Marty”
Times Quick Cryptic No 423 by Izetti – Anagrammadon
Morning all It’s a gloomy Thursday here, the dog is curled up at my feet and the cat in front of the monitor and plonked on the keyboard, so apologies for any odd typos that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 423 by Izetti – Anagrammadon”