Apologies for the late-ish posting. I usually write these on Saturday afternoons but I played golf in the rain and then the beer started. This one wasn’t overly challenging, though I found in trying to … Read more “Mephisto 2927 – Paul McKenna”
Month: October 2016
Sunday Times 4714 by David McLean
16:35 on the club timer: not too bad for one of Harry’s puzzles, and this was another in his fresh and distinctive style. Sometimes the wordplay (as in 1ac) or the definitions (as in 19ac) … Read more “Sunday Times 4714 by David McLean”
Saturday Times 26532 (1st Oct)
I woke up this morning to no internet connection, so as I have no intention of typing it in on my phone, it’ll have to wait till tonight when I’ll try again. Sunday morning: still … Read more “Saturday Times 26532 (1st Oct)”
Jumbo 1228
Fairly straightforward, but I made a careless error on 7D. I was slightly surprised to find two words in here that were also in the Saturday prize crossword on the same day, with almost the … Read more “Jumbo 1228”
Times 26,537: Sauce For The Reverend’s Merry Goose
I’d better whirlwind this as due to the Crossword Club being inaccessible all morning, I did it on the old papyrus on a rainy station platform (in 9 minutes 40, my stopwatch claims) and I’ve … Read more “Times 26,537: Sauce For The Reverend’s Merry Goose”
Times Quick Cryptic no 674 by Flamande Friday 7th October 2016
Front of 1ac, 24. The clock said 7’55”, about average for me, but there are some beauties here. 1d, 11, 18, 24, the excellent 4d and the sublime 3d all make for a very satisfying … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic no 674 by Flamande Friday 7th October 2016”
TLS Crossword 1142 by Myrtilus, September 16 2016 Buddy can you spare a definition?
There are a lot of very concise and not terribly revealing definitions scattered throughout: An author, a writer, a queen, a poet, a nurse, this rifleman, so it’s just as well they’re tied to lucid … Read more “TLS Crossword 1142 by Myrtilus, September 16 2016 Buddy can you spare a definition?”
Championship S & B
There will be a meeting for crossword setters and solvers at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, SE1 1NH, coinciding with the annual Times Crossword Championship. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am on … Read more “Championship S & B”
Quick cryptic No 673 by Pedro
This was a cracking QC, which I suspect may have been a step too far for some, with very oblique anagram indicators, foreign words and phrases, biblical and unusual words. It certainly caused me some … Read more “Quick cryptic No 673 by Pedro”
Times 26536 – you could ski straight through this one
Solving time: 9:33 – I thought I was going to be inside 7 minutes, but the ski resort held me up for a long time trying to work through the possibilities. Either I was on … Read more “Times 26536 – you could ski straight through this one”