Thus far, I am on target to survive the prelims (had I been in London to enter and not been fazed by the presence of 88 other hopefuls and Magoo, all eyes-down). This one seemed … Read more “Championship 2015, Preliminary One, Puzzle two: don’t panic yet.”
Month: November 2015
Quick Cryptic Number 437 by Tracy
Well, nowhere near as difficult as yesterday’s but Tracy had me stumbling over several clues. Unknowns (golf clubs, plants) aside, even the charades, where all I had to do was put words and synonyms in … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 437 by Tracy”
Quick Cryptic No 436 by Teazel
Let me know if anyone was on Teazel’s wavelength today – because I was a long way from it. Possibly my own fault as I’ve been walking around Brisbane all day and have an hour … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 436 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic 26252
I completed all but 27ac, 28ac and 26dn in 25 minutes but then took nearly as long again to crack the remainder. And after that I didn’t really know what the problem had been apart … Read more “Times Cryptic 26252”
Quick Cryptic 435 by Flamande
I thought this puzzle contained a good selection of surface readings, with the difficulty level on the easy side. The crossword can be found here if the usual channels are unavailable: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20151109/10789/ Definitions are underlined. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 435 by Flamande”
Times 26251 – Slippery in places
Solving time: 41 minutes Music: Schubert, Piano Sonatas, Kempff I spent most of the day, on and off, trying to solve Saturday’s rather difficult offering. So I was hoping for a nice easy Monday puzzle, … Read more “Times 26251 – Slippery in places”
Sunday Times 4666 by Tim Moorey – elementary my dear
15:37. I remember finding this mostly easy, but then getting quite seriously held up by a few at the end. However I can’t now remember which ones! The unknown 13dn was one of them. I … Read more “Sunday Times 4666 by Tim Moorey – elementary my dear”
Mephisto 2879 – Paul McKenna
It was pointed out last week that there had been three rather straightforward Mephistos in a row. I think this one breaks the run, and I can see two reasons why. – the grid construction … Read more “Mephisto 2879 – Paul McKenna”
Times Jumbo 1174
Apologies for the somewhat late posting – I’ve been travelling today. As always, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 ZEBEDEE – ZEE around BEDE 5 DOTCOMMER – sounds like dot + comma, which together form … Read more “Times Jumbo 1174”
T4TT 10th Anniversary
As I mentioned a while ago, this blog was first started by Pete Biddlecombe on 3rd December 2005, so we’re going to try to have a party in London on Saturday 5th December to celebrate … Read more “T4TT 10th Anniversary”