13:18. I’ve had something of a hectic week this week so I can’t remember much about this puzzle I’m afraid. One thing that did induce a raised eyebrow was the politically controversial usage at 14dn. … Read more “Sunday Times 4812 by Dean Mayer”
Month: August 2018
Mephisto 3025 – Don Manley
I found this one to be a puzzle of two halves – the top half filled in extrmely quickly, with some head-scratching over the bottom half. Don Manley has, as usual, treated us to a … Read more “Mephisto 3025 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1337
Many thanks to Johninterred for swapping shifts on this one so that I could enjoy my holiday and not panic about solving and blogging Jumbo 1336 at a time when I should be sleeping, unpacking … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1337”
Times Cryptic No 27120 – Saturday, 18 August 2018. No smoking gun, just smoked haddock.
A fun puzzle. Harder than the previous couple of weeks, taking me almost 42 minutes. There were a number of clues where I had knowledge gaps, but could put the answer in with a note … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27120 – Saturday, 18 August 2018. No smoking gun, just smoked haddock.”
Quick Cryptic 1164 by Wurm
Right, so I overslept today and had to rush to meet (miss) my 08.00 deadline, and I could have done with an easy one, but in my bleary-eyed state this was quite a workout. Nice … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1164 by Wurm”
Times 27,125: Meet The Barents
Well, either I’m still jetlagged or this was a pretty tough week of Times puzzles: this was the third in the row to push my solving time over the 10 minute mark, and had the … Read more “Times 27,125: Meet The Barents”
Times Quick Cryptic No. 1163 by Howzat
I haven’t knowingly blogged or solved Howzat before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. However, this proved to be a gentle romp home in 10 minutes and 51 seconds, so at the easy end … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No. 1163 by Howzat”
Times 27124 – What a strange bird…
Solving time: 15:46 Window of opportunity closing rapidly. Greetings from the spotty wifi at Charlotte Douglas Internation airport, where I am keeping the laptop alive by propping the connection into a power outlet with my … Read more “Times 27124 – What a strange bird…”
Times 27123 – a serious workout, but not unfair
I had two stabs at this, at the first in around 35 minutes I had completed and understood all except most of the top left hand quadrant, a.k.a the north west. That took me another … Read more “Times 27123 – a serious workout, but not unfair”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1162 by Teazel
Simon Thelonious Schaffner Weissmann, born August 16th at 11:43 PM, weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces, and measuring 19 1/4 inches. By all accounts this puzzle took me longer than Simon’s birth, all thanks to my … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1162 by Teazel”