10 minutes on the nose, but with one ‘error’. I whizzed through most of this, but was slowed down a little by a couple of clues. The first was 9ac, where I could see what … Read more “Sunday Times 4676 by Jeff Pearce – no bawl”
Month: January 2016
Mephisto 2889 – Don Manley
Last Sunday here was kind of cold and miserable, so I recall racing through both the Mephisto and Sunday Times offering in pretty quick succession. A lot of times with Don Manley crosswords I’ve relied … Read more “Mephisto 2889 – Don Manley”
Times 26304 (9th Jan) – Neutrino Storm To Destroy World!!!
Sorry about the (hopefully) fake Daily Express headline, but it felt like that at the time. My 7:54 is languishing in 95th place on the leaderboard, 5 seconds behind Jason and about 8 seconds ahead … Read more “Times 26304 (9th Jan) – Neutrino Storm To Destroy World!!!”
Jumbo 1185 (New Year’s Day)
I thought this one was of about average difficulty, with nothing so devious as to cause much trouble even to those who may have overindulged the previous evening. An interesting mix of clues, though, from … Read more “Jumbo 1185 (New Year’s Day)”
Times 26,309: Clue Rush Fever At The O.K. Tea Rooms
Better make this snappy, as due to being out at the Lumiere Light Festival till late last night and dealing with lugubrious juvenile nosebleeds this morning, I find myself writing this at work, where it … Read more “Times 26,309: Clue Rush Fever At The O.K. Tea Rooms”
Quick Crossword 484 by Tracy
Some clever mis-directions in a number of clues this week. In 24a at first I took shock for the anagram indicator and looked for a treatment, though I don’t know why now – it’s a … Read more “Quick Crossword 484 by Tracy”
Times 26308 – would you like a little whine with that cheese?
Solving time : A more than slightly distracted 14:44 – I got off to a rip-roaring start, and slowed down right to the end where we finished with one complete biff, so hopefully as I’m … Read more “Times 26308 – would you like a little whine with that cheese?”
Quick cryptic 483 by Joker
For me this was the trickiest of the most recent puzzles and took me about 7 minutes. With this one, however, it would be worthwhile to forget solving speed and savour a demonstration of the … Read more “Quick cryptic 483 by Joker”
Times 26307 – Hung for too long
Having finished it, I think this is another fine puzzle on a par with the last two days; perhaps They have indeed noted keriothe’s graph (v. 26302) and decided to shake us up a bit. … Read more “Times 26307 – Hung for too long”
Quick Cryptic 482 by Orpheus
An enjoyable offering from Orpheus, with some delightful moments of whimsy (particularly liked 15a and 17d). I thought this one was at the easier end of the scale, but you never know… Quite a few … Read more “Quick Cryptic 482 by Orpheus”