Solving time: About 20 minutes, but one error Music: None, back in Connecticut Well, we are back on schedule over here. This puzzle started off very easy indeed, but because more difficult as I got … Read more “Times 26563 – My EST biff-fest”
Month: November 2016
Times Quick Cryptic 695 by Izetti
This took me 9 minutes. A very enjoyable puzzle that may present a problem or two for the less experienced solver, but we shall see. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 695 by Izetti”
Jumbo 1232 October 22, 2016 – Attempting to 49ac
Having a bad run on the Jumbos lately. This was another one that took an hour and a half, and from memory I resorted to aids at some point, but I can’t recall where. I’m … Read more “Jumbo 1232 October 22, 2016 – Attempting to 49ac”
Sunday Times 4718 by Jeff Pearce
Well I did this in exactly 6 minutes, which didn’t put me anywhere near the top of the leaderboard, so I think it would be fair to say that this puzzle was easy. I don’t … Read more “Sunday Times 4718 by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 2931 – Don Manley
I started this last Saturday night and remember either having a good brain night, or just flying through this one and the Azed in one sitting. A look back and there’s a mixture of familiar … Read more “Mephisto 2931 – Don Manley”
Saturday Times 26556 (October 29, 2016)
This one occupied me for 62 minutes. It was a steady solve with only one unknown word, yet another plant to add to my vocabulary, but it was gettable from wordplay. As I’m standing in … Read more “Saturday Times 26556 (October 29, 2016)”
Saturday Times 26556 (placeholder)
Sorry, something’s come up and I won’t be able to post a blog this weekend. Not on time anyway, may get to it Sunday evening at the earliest. If someone can help out I’ll be … Read more “Saturday Times 26556 (placeholder)”
Times 26,561: Ecclesiastes Cake
An efficient and professional puzzle that I was far too much on the wavelength for, resulting in a time of barely 6 and a half minutes (under pen and paper conditions) that left me feeling … Read more “Times 26,561: Ecclesiastes Cake”
Wish you were here: Times Quick Cryptic 694 by Felix Friday 4th November 2016
A swift solve for a Friday, about six minutes, accompanied by Us and Them and Hound Dog simultaneously running through my brain, joined by Another Brick in the Wall and See You Later Alligator; and … Read more “Wish you were here: Times Quick Cryptic 694 by Felix Friday 4th November 2016”
TLS Crossword 1146 by Myrtilus – October 14, 2016 – The Great British Bard-Off
It is Myrtilus, not Talos that fell to me this time, but I think they have a similar, praiseworthy knack for producing crosswords that are of almost exactly the same level of cryptic complexity as … Read more “TLS Crossword 1146 by Myrtilus – October 14, 2016 – The Great British Bard-Off”