The sacrifices we make to bring truth and beauty to light! I did not find this too tricky, and rounded off at 35.20. But checking through to get the lowdown and detail on the answers: … Read more “TLS Crossword 1124 by Talos – May 6, 2016 The Naughty Bits.”
Month: May 2016
Club Monthly 20188: World’s First Triple Pangram?
.. and it’s only 8 letters short of being a quadruple pangram. So, still something to aim for then 🙂I am not very good at spotting pangrams, ninas etc., but even I think a triple … Read more “Club Monthly 20188: World’s First Triple Pangram?”
Quick Cryptic No 578 by Dazzler
A nice offering from Dazzler, this. I found it about as close to ‘average’ difficulty as I could pinpoint, whatever that might mean what with all the different wavelengths floating around. I’m not sure how … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 578 by Dazzler”
Times 26145 – 2nd TCC qualifier published on Wednesday 18 May 2016
The solution to this one should be published in the paper today. I completed it in 15 minutes having just done the 1970 puzzle (220170) and had two coffees so was warmed up. Like the … Read more “Times 26145 – 2nd TCC qualifier published on Wednesday 18 May 2016”
Times 26422 A kindness of setters
I’d venture todays setter is more than usually generous providing extra bits of information to make sure we abbreviate where necessary and avoid spelling mistakes. It helped me to a respectable (from a certain point … Read more “Times 26422 A kindness of setters”
Times 26421
A sigh of relief, I wasn’t in the mood for a LULU from yesteryear in place of another qualifier, so I rattled through this quite fast, but the detailed parsing probably took longer than the … Read more “Times 26421”
Quick Cryptic Number 577 by Izetti
I made a slow start to this, not seeming to get a hold anywhere despite one or two easy starters. Came to a grinding halt in the SE corner and took longer than usual to … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 577 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 576 by Mara
This is a very clever, good fun crossword – thank you Mara for clever clueing – lovely surfaces and cunning anagram indicators. I should have spent more time enjoying it but quick, quick very, very … Read more “Quick Cryptic 576 by Mara”
Times Cryptic 26420
It’s not often I have two consecutive solves under 30 minutes, so 19 minutes yesterday and 29 today make a promising start to the week to compensate for Sunday’s ordeal. I’ve nothing to say about … Read more “Times Cryptic 26420”
Times 26419 – What the Pry Mincer waves?
Solving time: 12 minutes Music: Beethoven, Symphony #3, Jochum/LSO Now here’s a Monday offering. My time was a personal best, as I madly biffed without hesitation, resulting in a completed grid before the end of … Read more “Times 26419 – What the Pry Mincer waves?”