Hello again gridmates, did you miss me? My recovery from four days in a tent in Suffolk with only a ten-pack of pre-mixed gin & tonic cans and a jar of crunchy peanut butter for … Read more “Times 26,471: Back Once Again With The Ill Behaviour”
Month: July 2016
Times Quick Cryptic 619 by Hurley
As Emma (emu66)’s stint as blogger has come to an end I am covering Friday Quickies for the moment. I had a few problems getting started on this one and lost several minutes hopping around … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 619 by Hurley”
TLS Crossword 1132 by Talos – July 1, 2016
No accurate time for this but I did it in the train between Grand Central and Ossining (the tracks run right through Sing Sing) so that means under 45 minutes. I’m biased in favour of … Read more “TLS Crossword 1132 by Talos – July 1, 2016”
Times Quick Cryptic No 618 by Izetti
I enjoyed this puzzle – some novel clues and lots of nice surface readings. Within the bounds of average difficulty, I’d say, almost coming witin 2 minutes of my target 10 mins. I particularly liked … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 618 by Izetti”
Times Cryptic 26470 – July 21, 2016: Satis factory inter rim combi nations.
By a couple of minutes, my quickest of the week, possibly because our setter give us the chance to practice the sort of clue where two words which make one sort of sense merge into … Read more “Times Cryptic 26470 – July 21, 2016: Satis factory inter rim combi nations.”
Times Jumbo 1214
Here’s the belated blog on Times Jumbo 1214 (published 25 June). I thought this was much easier than the last one I posted about (Jumbo 1209)! As always, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 COUNTERACTIVE … Read more “Times Jumbo 1214”
Times 26469 – wakey wakey!
Apologies for a slightly late posting. It would have been better if we had bedded down on a mattress in the cellar amid the racks of St. Emilion waiting patiently for me to live long … Read more “Times 26469 – wakey wakey!”
Quick Cryptic Number 617 by Tracy
I’m away early tomorrow so it’s an early post. The most difficult crossword I’ve had to blog for a while, and very entertaining too. I couldn’t find a hold anywhere, so flitted around the grid, … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 617 by Tracy”
Quick Crytpic 616 by Alconiere
If you’re familiar with saints days then getting the long anagram quickly will speed you through this. I ended up on 14 minutes. A good crossword with plenty to work out – a good balance, … Read more “Quick Crytpic 616 by Alconiere”
Times Cryptic 26468
This one took me 25 minutes so I expect some very fast times from the regular hares. Whilst solving I made a note that the bird at 8dn was unknown but I checked later and … Read more “Times Cryptic 26468”