from today’s Times Literary Supplement: Donald Yerrill, known to our solvers as “Tantalus”, died on July 22, 2016, at the age of ninety-two. Don set the vast majority of the TLS crosswords, and was still … Read more “Donald Yerrill”
Day: 5th August 2016
Times 26,483: Bang! Shake-Shake-Shake The Slang
It might be that I’d recently finished blogging an inevitably more evocative TLS puzzle – just scroll down a bit if you want to check that out – but I found this a little bland … Read more “Times 26,483: Bang! Shake-Shake-Shake The Slang”
Quick Cryptic 629 by Pedro
Morning everyone. My first turn at blogging the Quickie, so please be gentle with me. Let me start with a shout-out to Jackkt for lending me his time machine which enables these blogs to be … Read more “Quick Cryptic 629 by Pedro”
TLS Crossword 1134 by Myrtilus (July 15, 2016): Dunkin’ Donuts
If anyone’s not doing the TLS Crossword because it’s too onerous compared to the regular cryptic… this fine puzzle from Myrtilus is just the kind of offering to prove they’ve gotten the wrong end of … Read more “TLS Crossword 1134 by Myrtilus (July 15, 2016): Dunkin’ Donuts”
Times Cryptic Crossword Book 19 – Puzzle Index
Once again Andy Burch in Australia has kindly compiled a Puzzle Index cross-checked with the latest in the Times Crossword Book series. These puzzles were originally published in 2011. This page will also be saved … Read more “Times Cryptic Crossword Book 19 – Puzzle Index”