DNF. I did most of this very quickly, but then came to a grinding halt at 8dn, where I didn’t know the word and the clue contains an error that makes it unsolvable. Rather annoying, … Read more “Sunday Times 4670 by Jeff Pearce – when a plan doesn’t quite come together”
Month: December 2015
Mephisto 2883 – Don Manley
Only had a few question marks on this one at the first pass through, so the wordplay was pretty solid for a number of unfamiliar words. Wishing I could have been in NYC or London … Read more “Mephisto 2883 – Don Manley”
Jumbo 1178
Not too much to say about this one. A fairly standard Jumbo. Across 1 COWRIE – COW = Jersey (where I am typing this), (lobste)R, I.E. = that is 4 DISCO MUSIC – D(aughter), IS … Read more “Jumbo 1178”
Saturday Times 26268 (28th Nov)
Solving time 10:37, so nothing too hard here. Last call for revellers at The George. We now have two commemorative crosswords to solve, copies of which I’ll have with me. I’ll make them more widely … Read more “Saturday Times 26268 (28th Nov)”
Quick Cryptic No 454 by Joker
I’m standing in for Emma today as we had some IT issues when (not) finding the puzzle in time for her to blog; hopefully all will be good for next Friday. On my PC The … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 454 by Joker”
Times 26,273: Good Night and Good Riddance
I have to head for work directly from the school run tomorrow, to accommodate a hospital appointment of the wife’s, so you get this blog remarkably early, you lucky lucky people. I very much enjoyed … Read more “Times 26,273: Good Night and Good Riddance”
Quick Cryptic 453 by Hurley
I’m not sure if our esteemed Thursday blogger is available for duty today but if there’s no news by 1:30 I shall post an emergency blog. I have disabled comments on this thread for the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 453 by Hurley”
Times 26272 – and now we are eight
Solving time : 10:20 for what I found to be a pretty strange puzzle. I made steady progress through and then reached a bank of answers where I thought “is that really what is going … Read more “Times 26272 – and now we are eight”
Championship 2015, Preliminary Two, Puzzle two – nothing scary
This one seemed the easiest of the three in the set, took me just under 15 minutes and had no words I needed to check afterwards. I’d never heard of 27a but it was clear … Read more “Championship 2015, Preliminary Two, Puzzle two – nothing scary”
Quick Cryptic No 452 by Vista
A straightforward and pleasant puzzle from Vista. No obscurities (except possibly one of the two definitions in 22a) and nothing too tricksy. Blog is a bit brief due to time constraints, but please ask if … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 452 by Vista”