By the time you read this, if you can be bothered, I hope to be restored to binocular vision – of a quality I haven’t ‘seen’ for sixty years – and the ‘where’s yer parrot’ … Read more “Times 27057 – solvitur festinato cum laude hodie”
Month: June 2018
Quick Cryptic 1107 by Hawthorn
Hawthorn’s previous puzzles have been elegant and witty (and slightly harder than average I’d say), and this one is no exception – a very enjoyable solve. We have some examples of clue types that are … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1107 by Hawthorn”
Times Cryptic 27056
I’m having a run of bad luck on my blogging days at the moment and once again with this one my solving time was off the scale. Last week when I reported something similar I … Read more “Times Cryptic 27056”
Times Quick Cryptic 1106 by Teazel
This puzzle was a mixture of lots of easy and small clues with some unusual vocabulary thrown in to balance the books. I took a lot of time at LOI 1dn and unnecessarily held myself … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1106 by Teazel”
QC 1105 by Mara
Once again I find myself having to keep things brief. The fact is that my mother-in-law had to be hospitalised yesterday for something that initially seemed to be very minor but ultimately turned out to … Read more “QC 1105 by Mara”
Times 27055 – Songs of shady sisters
Time: 18 minutesMusic: Stan Getz, Another World I think it is fair to say that easy Monday is back, although for how long, who knows? I am glad I caught it, as I had a … Read more “Times 27055 – Songs of shady sisters”
Mephisto 3013 – Don Manley
I hope this works, I’m writing the blog up in advance and setting it to show up on Sunday, by which time I will be on a plane heading out of the country, so I … Read more “Mephisto 3013 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4800 by Dean Mayer
13:21. A pretty straightforward puzzle by Dean’s standards this week. The word at 20ac was only very vaguely familiar, and I don’t remember coming across the River Nene before, but everything else was within my … Read more “Sunday Times 4800 by Dean Mayer”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1324 (19/5/2018): They Also Solve Who Only Stand And Wait
I’m very sorry that this has been so long denied – in only partial mitigation I was quite ill over last weekend, but I have also only recently worked out the numerological secret of Jumbos … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1324 (19/5/2018): They Also Solve Who Only Stand And Wait”
Times Cryptic No 27048 – Saturday, 26 May 2018. Easy for some?
I struggled with this one, but I suspect more because of household stresses than its intrinsic difficulty. In retrospect it looks like a typical Saturday puzzle. My last ones in were the four clues around … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27048 – Saturday, 26 May 2018. Easy for some?”