Solving time: 26 minutes Music: Mozart, Symphony #40, Fricsay/Vienna Symphony Orchestra I found this a bit more difficult than usual for a Monday, and was stuck on 11 down for a while, finally seeing it … Read more “Times 26467 – Quia viderunt oculi mei explicationem ultimi indicii!”
Month: July 2016
Quick Cryptic 615 by Teazel
I found this one fairly straightforward, with only 15D registering on my might-not-be-familiar-to-all radar. A selection of good surfaces today, though the only biscuits I can think of that occasionally come in blue (12A) are … Read more “Quick Cryptic 615 by Teazel”
Times Jumbo 1209 – was published May 28
Although this puzzle appeared in the Times on May 28, the closing date was misprinted as Saturday 9 July (last weekend), so that’s when the solution was provided. Apologies for not posting this sooner. I’ll … Read more “Times Jumbo 1209 – was published May 28”
Sunday Times 4702 by David McLean – special one
37:15, with one error. This was rather a controversial crossword, generating an awful lot of comment on the club site, much of it negative. The football theme was not welcomed by a lot of people, … Read more “Sunday Times 4702 by David McLean – special one”
Mephisto 2915 – Paul McKenna
I did this in one fairly long sitting, thanks to having a rare day off in a rainstorm. I found this one tricky, and had a few incorrect answers confidently written (I seem to have … Read more “Mephisto 2915 – Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 26460 (9th July)
14:09 on the Club timer for this, so a tad harder than a few recent ones. 1ac was simple and brilliant, one of those memorable clues that you might use as an example to someone … Read more “Saturday Times 26460 (9th July)”
Jumbo 1215
I thought this was one of the trickier puzzles we’ve had in the last few months, with a selection of unknowns and barely knowns in the answers, not to mention a good wodge of misdirection … Read more “Jumbo 1215”
Quick Cryptic 614 by Mara
Some tricky, but fun, clues here. I had 11a as my LOI, not because the word play was hard, but because I had in my mind the ‘doing well’ meaning of flourish rather than the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 614 by Mara”
TLS 1131 by Broteas, June 24 2016 — Do Not Drop
Let’s try something a little different. Most of the clues are pretty straightforward to parse once the answer is there. Any questions, clues not understood, things you need to get off your chest (such as … Read more “TLS 1131 by Broteas, June 24 2016 — Do Not Drop”
Times Cryptic 26465
I’m subbing for Verlaine today as he’s sleeping in a tent in a field somewhere, I believe, so I’m afraid those who have come here for their usual Friday fix of wit and erudition are … Read more “Times Cryptic 26465”