Time: 29 minutesMusic: Schubert, Symphony #9, Krips/LSO Not too hard a puzzle, but not for beginners. Experienced solvers will be well aware of words such as ‘palimpsest’ and ‘thimblerig’ from past experience, and I … Read more “Times 27091 – “All your cares, Now they seem, Oh so far away….””
Month: July 2018
QC 1135 by Hurley
Short and sharp today. My new internet advertising campaign has been bringing me so many new clients that my feet are not really spending much time in contact with the ground at present, and the … Read more “QC 1135 by Hurley”
Mephisto 3019 – Don Manley
I was rather taken with the grid for this puzzle, with the networks of four letters words. For those of you checking in for the first time, or relatively new to the Mephisto, welcome to … Read more “Mephisto 3019 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4806 by Dean Mayer
23:36. A classic Dean Mayer puzzle this, with lots of clever and witty clues and some nice original touches. Also quite tough, for me at least, which is by no means unusual for this setter. … Read more “Sunday Times 4806 by Dean Mayer”
Times Cryptic No 27084 – Saturday, 07 July 2018. Too much football is barely enough?
This took me longer than usual: about 50 minutes. I don’t think it was too hard. Just a well-clued Saturday puzzle. My LOI was 1ac, which took me ages to see, so I’ll call it … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27084 – Saturday, 07 July 2018. Too much football is barely enough?”
JUMBO 1331
Howdy folks. How did you find this? I thought it was pretty tough and it took me the best part of an hour to wrestle it into submission. The high count of expertly hidden definitions … Read more “JUMBO 1331”
Quick Cryptic 1134 by Izetti
Decent rattle through today, which was welcome after recent blogging days. Nothing too tricksy, no Ninas. Took far too long to spot the parsing of 17ac so I suppose that’s my CoD. 6 minutes. Across … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1134 by Izetti”
Times 27,089: The Wizard of Speed and Time
I’ve been a bit distracted from the 15x15s by my duties as a team captain in the Quiz League of London of late, but fortunately for me there was a definite sense of the puzzles … Read more “Times 27,089: The Wizard of Speed and Time”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1133 by Oran
Well this felt different! In the only previous blog I did for an Oran puzzle, I was somewhat smug about completing it in record time. Perhaps this is Oran’s revenge? I took all of 18 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1133 by Oran”
Times 27088 – how’s your geography?
Solving time: 9:04, but missed a typo when I was checking over answers, so I’m not gonig to be contributing to the SNITCH times today. As of right now, three of the four solvers have … Read more “Times 27088 – how’s your geography?”