Morning all, I wrote this up a couple of weeks ago and I apologise for not remembering too much about it. The clock says I did it in just over 47 minutes, a bit more … Read more “Jumbo 1222 August 20, 2016 – YMMV”
Month: September 2016
Saturday Times 26502 (27th Aug) – placeholder
Sorry, I won’t have time to post until later this afternoon or evening. I got back very tired last night and just couldn’t face it, so imagine my surprise and delight when I woke up … Read more “Saturday Times 26502 (27th Aug) – placeholder”
Times Cryptic 26507
This was an emergency blog thrown together in about 30 minutes so please forgive any errors, but let me know if you spot any so I can correct them. The actual solving took me around … Read more “Times Cryptic 26507”
Emergency Blogger Requested!
Sorry everyone – I am trapped in Wales with minimal internet access and literally only just remembered what day it is. Would anyone be able to rustle up a quick blog for today’s at incredibly … Read more “Emergency Blogger Requested!”
Quick Cryptic 649 by Hurley
Morning all. A pleasant offering from Hurley today. Nothing too obscure in the grid, although BROUHAHA is a word you don’t write down every day. There’s the usual number of “crossword standards” in the cluing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 649 by Hurley”
TLS Crossword 1138 by Myrtilus – August 12, 2016
I’ve had some difficulty with Myrtilus’s excellent creations but solved this one smoothly enough on the Hudson Line train within the hour between Yonkers and New Hamburg. Parsing was quite another matter thanks to some … Read more “TLS Crossword 1138 by Myrtilus – August 12, 2016”
Times Quick Cryptic No 648 by Corelli
I enjoyed this – nice devices and lots of good surface readings made it a smooth and satisfying solve. A minute over my target ten with 19d unparsed. Had I not been blogging, I would … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 648 by Corelli”
Times Cryptic 26506 – September 1, 2016 At last, a cure for insomnia!
I struggled through drooping eyelids through this, untroubled by any inkling of excitement for 25 minutes*. So many of the clues were of the “stick this into/onto that” variety, so many indeed that I ran … Read more “Times Cryptic 26506 – September 1, 2016 At last, a cure for insomnia!”