Solving time: 27 minutes Music: None, music not yet available in my Connecticut establishment I thought this was a rather vanilla puzzle, with maybe a few words that might be obscure to some solvers. I … Read more “Time 26,527 – New location, same service”
Month: September 2016
Mephisto 2925 – Don Manley
I think I was 50/50 on having the advantage here – I was very familiar with the name for rivers in the US, particularly in the Dutch-settled areas of Pennsylvania. On the other hand I … Read more “Mephisto 2925 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4712 by Jeff Pearce
10:34. A fairly gentle offering from Jeff Pearce this week, but none the less enjoyable for that. I was slowed down a bit by misspelling the little fella at 8dn: I put RUMPLE instead of … Read more “Sunday Times 4712 by Jeff Pearce”
TIMES JUMBO 1226
I solved this in the garden with nothing to use as a timer other than the passage of the sun but I’d say it took me comfortably less than an hour so falls into the … Read more “TIMES JUMBO 1226”
Saturday Times 26520 (17th Sept)
Solving time – about 17 minutes in the paper without rushing. It took me ages afterwards to see how 13ac worked, but no problems anywhere else (although I thought 19dn was a bit weak). Across … Read more “Saturday Times 26520 (17th Sept)”
Quick Cryptic 664 by Des (blog by Rob Rolfe)
This is Rob Rolfe‘s blog for today as set up in the LJ scheduler where it seems to be due to post late this afternoon. As he is incommunicado this morning and asked me beforehand … Read more “Quick Cryptic 664 by Des (blog by Rob Rolfe)”
Times 26,525: Hymns and Hurts
A good crossword this week I thought, and a very fine exemplum of the “must be a pangram, ARGH IT’S NOT A PANGRAM” genre. Extremely economically clued, some definite bang for one’s buck in the … Read more “Times 26,525: Hymns and Hurts”
TLS Crossword 1140 by Talos – September 2, 2016: Paris, Texas
There appear to be a variety of strategies for setting a TLS Crossword and they’re probably all good, but I’m going to come out and say that I’m a huge fan of Talos’s formula: every … Read more “TLS Crossword 1140 by Talos – September 2, 2016: Paris, Texas”
Quick Cryptic No 663 by Hurley
A smattering of General Knowledge needed for this one (12, 15, 19 and 20 across), but all fairly clued to make an 8 minute challenge for me, so slightly easier than usual on my scale. … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 663 by Hurley”
Times 26524 – Don’t lose your 1 across
Solving time : 12:22 and I felt like I wasn’t at my best, and indeed I’m the third person to have completed the puzzle and have the slowest time (and just as I go to … Read more “Times 26524 – Don’t lose your 1 across”