Doctor! Doctor! I feel like a pair of bookends! Punchlines on a postcard please. Or a posted comment will do. It’s just that I have realised (I suppose it is pretty obvious really) that having … Read more “QC 1255 by Hurley – Bookends Theme”
Month: December 2018
Times 27235 – At last, a blog we can post!
Time: 40 minutesMusic: Coltrane, Both Directions at Once I thought this was a bit on the tricky side for a Monday, particular in its use of highly secondary meanings of words. There was a lot … Read more “Times 27235 – At last, a blog we can post!”
Sunday Times 4830 by Dean Mayer
Just a quick note for anyone expecting a blog for this puzzle today: as usual at Christmas the closing date for the Sunday puzzle is extended by a week, so the blog will appear on … Read more “Sunday Times 4830 by Dean Mayer”
Times Cryptic No 27228 – Saturday, 22 December 2018. All tees dotted and eyes crossed.
An easy run-up to Christmas, I think. I was done before lunch, rather than over the meal, for once. I hope you all had pleasant festivities. Strangely, by the time I was three-quarters of the … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27228 – Saturday, 22 December 2018. All tees dotted and eyes crossed.”
Quick Cryptic 1254 by Izetti
It’s all going wrong today. First there is the error at 23 ac which threw me. Then distracted by that, I failed to spot a typo elsewhere and was plugging in ever more ridiculous answers … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1254 by Izetti”
Times Jumbo Cryptic 1354 – The Missing Blog appears!
I have been the host and organizer of Times for the Times for about a year now, and it is really quite an easy job. The bloggers do their thing, and the blogs appear every … Read more “Times Jumbo Cryptic 1354 – The Missing Blog appears!”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1356
An enjoyable puzzle on the gentle side difficulty-wise I’d say in respect of 1356. 45 minutes all done, dusted and understood. First in was RELOCATES and last was TESSELLATE, due to it looking like it … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1356”
Times 27,233: Botany Bay
Greetings from Berkeley, California, to where I am moving, should I be able to find a job here anyway: anyone got any good contacts in the Bay Area? Do they even do (real) crossword puzzles … Read more “Times 27,233: Botany Bay”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1253 by Juno
Well, that was Christmas! I hope that you all had a good one and are ready for the New Year. I have never knowingly blogged a Juno puzzle before, and this one took me outside … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1253 by Juno”
Times 27232 – when things are not clear
Solving time: 9:01. I got in a bit of a fuddle near the end since I was utterly convinced that my answer at 6 down was correct but it didn’t work with the obvious answer … Read more “Times 27232 – when things are not clear”