Peter Biddlecombe is now editing the TLS Crossword (he has been helping out for a while but now it’s official), and he’s asked me if we might start blogging it again. Myself and Tony Sever … Read more “TLS Crossword – bloggers wanted”
Day: 12th March 2016
Saturday Times 26352 (5th March)
Solving time 14:42. Quite a mixed bag here, with literature and mythology well represented, but also a bit of sport, politics and science. A couple of relatively obscure words (I’m thinking DITHYRAMB and RATAFIA, which … Read more “Saturday Times 26352 (5th March)”
Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 13 – Puzzle Index
Here is an index mapping the puzzles in Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 13 to the corresponding blogs on TftT. This book contains puzzles from 2010. The editor at the time was Richard Browne, and … Read more “Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 13 – Puzzle Index”
Times Jumbo 1194
Not too difficult this time, I thought. I didn’t know the historical reference in 1ac, though. 23ac is probably the most obscure answer. As always, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 BARE BONES – double … Read more “Times Jumbo 1194”