A bit of a curate’s egg for me, this one, some quickie-standard write-ins and a few with devious wordplay, but nothing much to start an argument about. Except the lack of science-y clues, of course. … Read more “Times 27027 – pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga…”
Month: May 2018
QC 1082 by Hurley
Good puzzle for the newer solvers today – nice variety of clue types and all pretty straightforward, I believe. One obscure bird at 23ac, but the wordplay was very generous and (if one regards the … Read more “QC 1082 by Hurley”
Monthly Club Special 20,211 (1/4/2014): Isn’t Nature Wonderful
Let us first address the loxodont in the room: there was a lot, and I mean a lot of obscure natural history in this puzzle. If you are the kind of person who can see … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,211 (1/4/2014): Isn’t Nature Wonderful”
Times Cryptic 27026
I’ve no solving time to offer for this one but it was somewhere off the scale, though not as far off it as yesterday’s. All the clues seem fair enough in retrospect with only two … Read more “Times Cryptic 27026”
Times Quick Cryptic 1081 by Corelli
1081 by Corelli Smiles all round today starting at 1ac, again at COD 7dn and finishing with LOI 13dn – a ‘doh’ to end the puzzle. I spent 11 enjoyable minutes completing this so I’d … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1081 by Corelli”