This could have been blogged and published yesterday but owing to a bit of ‘no, be my guest, you can do it’ between me and Verlaine, it fell through a crack until now. So apologies … Read more “Times 26757 – Qualifier #3 for the Championships”
Month: June 2017
Times 26,765: &Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree
I did this one at a precariously late hour, having come back home on the very last possible train after a team bonding night out for the IT department, which turned out just to mean … Read more “Times 26,765: &Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree”
Quick Cryptic 864 by Joker
Salut tout le monde. This is my debut blog as the new every-other-Friday-quickie blog-wallah, and it’s a proud moment indeed. The hardest part of the process so far has been trying to find a LiveJournal … Read more “Quick Cryptic 864 by Joker”
Club Monthly 20201 – June 2017. A crossword for Kolboynicks?
I found this crossword a meaty challenge, considerably more difficult than some recent months, and got quite bogged down with the bottom half. Putting it aside for a day helped me get going again. I … Read more “Club Monthly 20201 – June 2017. A crossword for Kolboynicks?”
TLS Crossword 1179 by Broteas – June 9, 2017
I was able to get within 3 clues of finishing this on the Hudson Line train, starting somewhere after Yonkers and finishing at Garrison, about 45 minutes. But we were missing the clue for 18D … Read more “TLS Crossword 1179 by Broteas – June 9, 2017”
Quick cryptic No 863 by Flamande
I haven’t knowingly blogged an offering by Flamande before, but found this nice and certainly up to scratch. It took just inside my 15 minute target, with two or three of those spent looking at … Read more “Quick cryptic No 863 by Flamande”
Times Cryptic 26764 – June 29, 2017 As drunk as a judge?
George is kindly standing in for me next week while I travel to Italy, so long as British Airways can find some cabin crew. Which explains why I’m presenting this one. Now, I’m normally inclined … Read more “Times Cryptic 26764 – June 29, 2017 As drunk as a judge?”
Quick Cryptic 862 by Felix
I’m currently in Australia for a couple of weeks and have to confess I totally forgot my blogging duty today, so this one was pulled together in a hurry. Fortunately it was a relatively straightforward … Read more “Quick Cryptic 862 by Felix”
Times 26763 – does your derg bite?
Sometimes I don’t look forward to writing this weekly blurb because I didn’t much like or enjoy the puzzle. I have been known to be grumpy. This week was not like that; I found this … Read more “Times 26763 – does your derg bite?”
Times Cryptic 26762
I needed a few moments over an hour on this one but never doubted I would get there without resorting ot aids so I persevered. You’ll gather that I found it quite tricky but I fully expect to … Read more “Times Cryptic 26762”