Contributors who took part in the recent discussion about the problem with the Live Journal search function may be interested to know that I reported the matter to LJ support and received the response as … Read more “Live Journal Search function no longer specific to community forum”
Month: May 2019
Times Cryptic 27344
I found this quite easy after struggling through yesterday’s. I needed 34 minutes in total, but the last 11 of these were spent on two intersecting clues at 5dn and 12ac As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Cryptic 27344”
Times Quick Cryptic 1346 by Rongo
I felt I was on for a quick time until a few gaps in the SW (notably 16ac and 12dn) ticked the time to just over 10 minutes. 16ac is not without interest so worth … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1346 by Rongo”
QC 1345 by Hurley
Many thanks to Hurley for this puzzle which was promising to be a personal best for me (allowing for the fact that I was doing it from a bed in a hotel near Terminal 5 … Read more “QC 1345 by Hurley”
Times 27343 – Sounds good!
Time: 49 minutesMusic: Richard Thompson, Live in Austin However, since I’m trying to lose weight, I’m not sure the Wensleydale and the yard of ale are advisable. Well, maybe if it’s Samuel Smith Nut Brown … Read more “Times 27343 – Sounds good!”
Sunday Times 4848 by Robert Price
9:55. Not too hard a puzzle from Myrtilus this week. Well either that or I’m getting attuned to his ways as a setter, which seems unlikely after such a short time. A really fun one, … Read more “Sunday Times 4848 by Robert Price”
Mephisto 3061 – Don Manley
I rather liked this puzzle, it was not too difficult, and the grid design led to a pretty even solve, with lots of scattered crossings of words. I hope everything is in the blog, as … Read more “Mephisto 3061 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic No 27336 – Saturday, 27 April 2019. Once more intro the breach.
This was medium difficulty, I thought. Once more I did it during odd moments and don’t have a time, but at least I did finish. My progress was basically clockwise: NW, NE, SE and SW. … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27336 – Saturday, 27 April 2019. Once more intro the breach.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1377 – 22nd April
I was wondering if we might get a more testing puzzle for the Bank Holiday, but no. This was rather a middle-of-the-road Jumbo and I completed it in about 45 minutes. I don’t think there … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1377 – 22nd April”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1376 – the one where it isn’t Ross from Friends
1376 was the Saturday puzzle from that glorious Easter weekend. Thankfully it was very much on the gentler side so we were all able to knock it off pretty quickly and get back into the garden, weren’t … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1376 – the one where it isn’t Ross from Friends”