Time: 42 minutesMusic: Mahler, Symphony 9, Levine/Philadelphia Orchestra While I did manage to solve this puzzle in a reasonable time, I can’t say it was easy. There are a few obscurities in literals, the cryptics, … Read more “Times 27223 – A mug’s game?”
Month: December 2018
Sunday Times 4828 by David McLean – physician heal thyself
9:54. A very straightforward puzzle from Harry this week, but with some lovely touches. But I’m short of time this week so without further ado… Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (THIS)*, anagram indicators like … Read more “Sunday Times 4828 by David McLean – physician heal thyself”
Mephisto 3041 – Tim Moorey
I seem to recall getting through this pretty easily last Sunday with a few head-scratching moments which I hope I can work out over the next few minutes, though there is one that completely eludes … Read more “Mephisto 3041 – Tim Moorey”
Times Cryptic No 27216 – Saturday, 08 December 2018. Clues for all topics.
This had a nice spread of general knowledge, without ever getting totally over my head. Sports, poets, pharaohs, statistics – you pick it! I did it over lunch without timing it, but felt it was … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27216 – Saturday, 08 December 2018. Clues for all topics.”
Times 27,221: He Who Laughs Last
Apologies for the delay – I found myself locked out of my account for the first hour of my workday and have finally got in just now. Without further ado: This was a pleasantly unfussy … Read more “Times 27,221: He Who Laughs Last”
Quick Cryptic 1244 by Kenny
Very much a puzzzle of two halves for me – write-ins on the East side, and more tricky on the West. None of it helped by the slightly tricky grid design which means you don’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1244 by Kenny”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1243 by Tracy
A lot of quite long answers in this grid by Tracy means that there are only 22 clues in total (it is more often 24 or more in a QC frame), but this is more … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1243 by Tracy”
Times 27220 – advantage setter
Time: 20:34, but with two whopping errors, one was a guess that came to me just as I hit submit, so I knew it wasn’t going to be correct, the other was a word I … Read more “Times 27220 – advantage setter”
Times 27219 – TCC Heat 2 second puzzle of three. (Apparently the first in the booklet).
This restored (temporarily) my faint desire to enter the TCC if and when I find myself geographically suited to do so. I polished it off with a reasonable confidence level that it was correct, in … Read more “Times 27219 – TCC Heat 2 second puzzle of three. (Apparently the first in the booklet).”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1242 by Teazel
Introduction I decided to do a walkthrough of my solve today, but it turned out to be an easier puzzle. Oh well. I’m sure it will still be helpful for some. As is my usual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1242 by Teazel”