8:09. Judging by other times on the leaderboard, it seems I was very much on the wavelength for this puzzle. It was a quick solve for one of Dean’s puzzles, but I thought it was … Read more “Sunday Times 4740 by Dean Mayer – First Lady of Song meets King of Pop”
Month: April 2017
Times Saturday 26688 – April 1, 2017. Elegant simplicity.
Another Saturday on the easy side, for me at least. Perhaps I was just on the setter’s wavelength. Lots of clever clues, but few obscurities, although I’ve only ever met the gentleman in 11ac in … Read more “Times Saturday 26688 – April 1, 2017. Elegant simplicity.”
Clue setters required for Easter Bunny puzzle
I’m reposting this from Adrian Bailey as it was hiddenaway in the middle of Friday’s discussion and may not have been seen by many. Adrian Bailey (82.25.144.239) Apr. 7th, 2017 08:51 pm (local) Hi. Can … Read more “Clue setters required for Easter Bunny puzzle”
TImes 26,693: Double Trouble
I first started to suspect that this week had it in to me on Wednesday: biting down onto a pecan in a “butternut squash bocadito” at one of the insufferable hipster cafes that are everywhere … Read more “TImes 26,693: Double Trouble”
Quick Cryptic 804 by Hawthorn – What went wrong?
Pretty sure the only talking point today will be the error at 7dn on the Times website. Like me, you probably got the “unlucky” message, raised an eyebrow and furiously revisited each of your parsings. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 804 by Hawthorn – What went wrong?”
TLS Crossword 1167 by Broteas – March 17, 2017
After just over a year with the new regime at the TLS crossword I’ve come to regard Broteas as the most difficult of our four setters. He seems to be adept at scrambling any wavelength … Read more “TLS Crossword 1167 by Broteas – March 17, 2017”
Quick cryptic No 803 by Mara
An inexplicable 18 minutes again for me this morning, three minutes outside my target. However, everything parsed nicely after yesterday’s adventures. I really liked the long &Lit down clue, and there was plenty more to … Read more “Quick cryptic No 803 by Mara”
Times 26692 – California dreamin’
Solving time : 7:52 – so either on the easier side of things, or just right on my wavelength, or a bit of both. Greetings from a conference in beautiful San Francisco, where the crossword … Read more “Times 26692 – California dreamin’”
Times 26691 – out for a stroll
Plenty of answers from the puzzle which I could borrow to write about it; the 7d of a gentle workout, even 20a at times. I tried not to be 1a but keep it 1d, with … Read more “Times 26691 – out for a stroll”
Quick Cryptic 802 by Felix
An interesting mix of some straightforward fare and some quite tricky stuff, I thought. Indeed, the detailed parsing of a couple of the answers left me somewhat uncertain: I have a theory regarding 9ac which … Read more “Quick Cryptic 802 by Felix”