18.17 got me home on this one, but that did include being a good scout and actually parsing everything. I also lost time looking for my lucky penny so that I could get 5 right … Read more “26302 Good grief, Penfold, I think I know where he’s hiding!”
Month: January 2016
Quick Cryptic 478 by Hurley. It’s all Greek to me.
Very good workmanlike puzzle. Nothing specially noteworthy, although 18a was nicely disguised (it took some passes before I spotted it). And 22a was well hidden. No I certainly didn’t know the Korean money so I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 478 by Hurley. It’s all Greek to me.”
Times 26301 – normal service resumed
After nine weeks of leisurely blogging of the Championship puzzles, today we were back to the usual routine of “make the tea, print off the puzzle, hope you can solve it for a timely blog”. … Read more “Times 26301 – normal service resumed”
Quick Cryptic Number 477 by Pelmas
I don’t think we’ve had one from Pelmas before, but hope to see him/her appear more often because I enjoyed this puzzle. I little harder than average perhaps? I thought 17ac and 23ac were excellent, … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 477 by Pelmas”
Quick Cryptic 476 by Teazel
A gentle romp from Teazel today – for which thank you! I was pushed just over ten minutes by some ponderings over 5dn. Rushing out – so forgive any typos (again!). ACROSS 7. Print run … Read more “Quick Cryptic 476 by Teazel”
Times Cryptic 26300
I finished this in a few minutes over the half-hour and would have thought it quite easy had it not been for four obscurities (i.e. words or meanings unknown to me) that interrupted the flow … Read more “Times Cryptic 26300”
Times 26299 – The emperor will continue to sleep without a sign!
Solving time: 26 minutes Music: Beethoven, Kreutzer and Spring Sonatas, Rubinstein/Szerying I thought I was in for a quick solve when I put in the first five at sight, starting at 1 across. While I … Read more “Times 26299 – The emperor will continue to sleep without a sign!”
Quick Cryptic 475 by Grumpy
A fairly straightforward puzzle for my first blog of the year. And maybe it’s just a one-off, but the URL numbering was just one greater than for last Friday’s puzzle, meaning it was easy to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 475 by Grumpy”
Times Jumbo 1182
Solving time of 26:30, which is well within the 25-35 minutes I regard as normal difficulty for a Jumbo. Perfectly enjoyable puzzle, and while I don’t think there’s much to give experienced solvers anything to … Read more “Times Jumbo 1182”
Sunday Times Christmas Crossword by Dean Mayer (4673)
Well, my friends, don’t know about you but I found this quite a challenge! I was expecting the usual 15×15 Sunday grid, when suddenly a 23×23 popped up (and just to add to the terror, … Read more “Sunday Times Christmas Crossword by Dean Mayer (4673)”