Being stricken with the seasonal lurgy and requiring nothing in my stocking besides Lemsip and echinacea this year, I took this congenial puzzle at a gentle pace and only just came in inside of the … Read more “Times 26,291: Come As You Are, As You Were, All Ye Faithful”
Month: December 2015
Quick Cryptic 469 by Santa
A festival of festive clues for today! I’m surprised that Santa has time in his busy schedule to set a crossword, but it’s much appreciated to get a crossword on a day with no paper.LOI … Read more “Quick Cryptic 469 by Santa”
26290 Not a creature was stirring…the crossword grid as mantlepiece
In truth, when I did this puzzle, it wasn’t the night befpre Christmas, but for some of you doing it later in the 24 hour spread it may be, and we certainly have an appropriate … Read more “26290 Not a creature was stirring…the crossword grid as mantlepiece”
Quick cryptic 468 by Izzetti. Tis the Season.
It’s going up to 72F (sorry, we don’t do centigrade in NYC) today so it’s not very seasonal really. I’ll be on this gig for the next few months and so will have time to … Read more “Quick cryptic 468 by Izzetti. Tis the Season.”
Times Championship 2015: Grand Final, puzzle three (Times 26289)
After last week’s black run, this one I found more like a red, mostly straightforward with a few tricky moguls in the SW corner. The parsing of 22a was not clear to me until jerrywh … Read more “Times Championship 2015: Grand Final, puzzle three (Times 26289)”
Quick Cryptic Number 467 by Felix
Nice crossword with many examples of the vocabulary found more often here than anywhere else. Some good charades, a dose of wit, and two deceptive hidden words! Definitions underlined. 7 French citizen getting level with … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 467 by Felix”
Quick Cryptic 466 by Mara.
Sorry for the delay today. Seems it’s easier to blog from around the World than with day to day happenings. Thanks to Jackkt for volunteering to step in. So to today’s very enjoyable crossword. Even … Read more “Quick Cryptic 466 by Mara.”
Times Cryptic 26288
This one took me 34 minutes with a number of early biffs, in particular the three multi-word answers that opened up the grid nicely. The long Down single-word answer eluded me until the last moment … Read more “Times Cryptic 26288”
Quick Cryptic 465 by Pedro
Wikipedia tells me that today is Blue Christmas, a holiday disappointingly not named after the Elvis Presley/Shakin’ Stevens song. Perhaps more relevant to all of us gathered here though is that, on this day in … Read more “Quick Cryptic 465 by Pedro”
Times 26287 – Well, I solved it, so there….
Solving time: 82 minutes Music: Beethoven, Symphony #3, Jochum/LSO I suppose I wasn’t on the wavelength. That’s the only possible explanation, as I consistently misunderstood every clue offered. I’m lucky I didn’t end up with … Read more “Times 26287 – Well, I solved it, so there….”