Easier and hopefully less controversial than the usual Wednesday jobbie, I thought. It took me half an hour while watching the tennis over tea and toast. It could have been faster if I wasn’t multi-tasking. … Read more “Times 26319”
Month: January 2016
Quick Cryptic 492 by Izetti
I thought this was a wee gem of a QC – elegant, tightly constructed and testing without (hopefully) being overly daunting for newcomers to the game. That said, probably at the trickier end of the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 492 by Izetti”
Quick Crytpic 491 by Tracy
Even though I knew the Mercian King, the detective, the shrub and the film they took some time to arrive – 17 minutes. Some clever clueing made this a very satisfactory work out whilst completing. … Read more “Quick Crytpic 491 by Tracy”
Times 26,318
In case you missed the memo: real-world commitments are going to make it difficult for me to blog reliably over the next few months, so, when I also realised that I have been doing my … Read more “Times 26,318”
Times 26317 – Peaceful Easy Feeling
I did the crossword online and am writing this up wearing gloves, which may lead to more typos than usual. Sadly, I cannot blame the temperature in my office (not much above 12 degrees, I … Read more “Times 26317 – Peaceful Easy Feeling”
Quick Cryptic 490 by Orpheus
I found this a fairly straightforward start to the week though there are a couple of bits of General Knowledge that may not be familiar to all. 9 minutes. Definitions are in bold italics, deletions … Read more “Quick Cryptic 490 by Orpheus”
Mephisto 2890 by Tim Moorey – A Smorgasbord
An eclectic mix of references here including three French names, a Swedish Company, a Dutch city and Dutch booze, an Irish poet, an old English comedian and a Sheila from Spitalfields. In addition we have … Read more “Mephisto 2890 by Tim Moorey – A Smorgasbord”
Sunday Times 4677 by Dean Mayer
A tough one as far as I was concerned, but most enjoyable. Some great stuff (11ac, 2dn and 4dn all excellent, I thought). An error in 21dn but the required answer was clear enough once … Read more “Sunday Times 4677 by Dean Mayer”
Call for volunteers – update
OK folks, sorry I’ve not been around much lately to confirm the new schedule, but here it is: Jackkt is now doing all Tuesdays.Penfold_61 is now doing Jumbos ending in 1 and 6 (starting next … Read more “Call for volunteers – update”
Saturday Times 26310 (16th Jan)
14:10 for this one, but I made the mistake of solving it before my morning coffee, so I started off very sluggishly! I’d guess at 10 mins for the first half, 4 for the second. … Read more “Saturday Times 26310 (16th Jan)”