I got held up a bit in the top right and the middle left, and have one or two wordplay quibbles, which the hive mind may be able to help out with. In case I … Read more “Mephisto 2881 – Tim Moorey”
Month: November 2015
Saturday Times 26256 (14th Nov)
Solving time was around 16 mins, with about a third of that trying to figure out 23ac! When I finally got there I submitted confidently, only to find I’d mistyped 17dn as BLANDINFS. Aarghh! Anyway, … Read more “Saturday Times 26256 (14th Nov)”
Times 26,261: Revenge of the Shrinking Violet
I see everyone’s already going strong in the comments, and you’ve been waiting long enough, so no preamble, I’ll just postamble below! Thanks setter for an enjoyable Friday puzzle. Across 1 PICK OFF – identify … Read more “Times 26,261: Revenge of the Shrinking Violet”
Quick Cryptic 444 by Teazel
Rather too many ‘well, it must be that’, write it in and ask questions later, clues for me this week! All seemed fair, though in the calmness of later analysis, but I’d never heard of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 444 by Teazel”
Quick Cryptic No 443 by Joker – A Game of Two Halves
Morning all Firstly, thanks to jackkt for covering last Thursday. Having moved house recently I have hospital appointments under a new regime and where I had things off pat with my former hospital, the new … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 443 by Joker – A Game of Two Halves”
Times 26260 – a puzzle for after the championship, maybe?
Solving time : 10:57 on the club timer for a puzzle which seems to have a mini-theme of failure, which makes it all the more remarkable that I managed to get a correct entry. There’s … Read more “Times 26260 – a puzzle for after the championship, maybe?”
Times Championship 2015: Prelim one, puzzle three … learn your antelopes!
I noted Jimbo’s comment last week about the need these days for coffee and domestic perambulation to aid his little grey cells; were I to find myself in the Exam Room next year, would I … Read more “Times Championship 2015: Prelim one, puzzle three … learn your antelopes!”
Quick Cryptic No 442 by Izetti
An elegant QC from Izetti that brings into play a number of old favourites from Crosswordland (see, guy, bent etc.) and provides a broad range of clue types, making this an ideal puzzle for those … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 442 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic No 441 by Orpheus
A very good QC IMHO with a good level of clues. Nothing at the extreme ends of easy or hard but a good work through. The French city, rascal and carthorse may not be familiar … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 441 by Orpheus”
Times 26,258
Very pleasant and steady solve, on which I stopped the clock at 13:55; this time involved going down a few blind alleys along the way, and having to trust the wordplay on a couple of … Read more “Times 26,258”