Just like yesterday I needed the best part of an hour to solve this one and took ages to get started – it was 7 minutes before I managed to write in my first answer … Read more “Times Cryptic 27104”
Month: July 2018
Times Quick Cryptic 1146 by Hurley
Although I felt there was quite a lot of complexity in the parsing I ended up with 7:41 – which continues my run of good times.Today’s puzzle will be great if you like 13 letter … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1146 by Hurley”
QC 1145 by Breadman
I seem to be saying this rather a lot recently, but I am doing this blog in the midst of chaos. Just to give a flavour of the rich tapestry of life here at Astartedon … Read more “QC 1145 by Breadman”
Times 27103 – From chemistry to drama?
Time: 50 minutesMusic: Shostakovich Symphony 10, Karajan/BPO I was definitely not on the wavelength and really struggled. While the Snitch seems to indicate that this puzzle was somewhat harder than average, it should not have … Read more “Times 27103 – From chemistry to drama?”
Sunday Times 4808 by Jeff Pearce
15:21. A bit of an odd puzzle, this. Most of it is extremely easy: for me there were several clues that were immediate write-ins based on either obvious definitions or very standard wordplay. However I … Read more “Sunday Times 4808 by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 3021 – Paul McKenna
The Mephisto is usually a 12×12 grid, but the setters have some leeway with size, as long as the number of cells and number of clues fit within a publishable space. This time we have … Read more “Mephisto 3021 – Paul McKenna”
Times Cryptic No 27096 – Saturday, 21 July 2018. Oh I do like to be beside the seaside.
After suggestions during the previous week that week-day puzzles were tending to become easier, this number has certainly proved that Saturdays don’t have that problem, for me at least! Perhaps an early sign of the … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27096 – Saturday, 21 July 2018. Oh I do like to be beside the seaside.”
Jumbo 1333
I don’t think I was ever on the setter’s wavelength on this one and it was a bit of a struggle, although looking back I cannot see any reason for that. It was a fair … Read more “Jumbo 1333”
Quick Cryptic 1144 by Marty
I woke up a bit slow-witted this morning and made heavier weather of this than I might have, but I found it enjoyable solve with a good range of difficulty – plenty of write-ins but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1144 by Marty”
Times 27,101: Oh Canada
You will have to forgive me for an abbreviated blog this week – I am writing this from Pender Island in British Columbia, somewhere between Vancouver and Victoria, I can’t really work out how to … Read more “Times 27,101: Oh Canada”