More TLS stuff in this one than some of you will be comfortable with, so I’ve added some extra high and low culture just to be even more annoying. Barely a scrap of sciency stuff … Read more “27370, Thursday, 6 June 2019 Something will turn up, not only in the down clues”
Month: June 2019
Times 27369 – French bread and anagrams
Another faiirly easy puzzle for midweek, I thought, with some pleasant touches and no less than five straight anagrams to make life even easier. And the species of ungulate was one we’ve all heard of! … Read more “Times 27369 – French bread and anagrams”
Times Quick Cryptic 1367 by Mara
I was not on the wavelength for this one, just escaping my personal red zone, although in retrospect there’s nothing really hard. Even the unusual word at 19dn was quite generously signposted (and preceded by … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1367 by Mara”
Times Cryptic 27368
My solving time was 38 minutes with several unknowns for which I had to rely on wordplay. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, … Read more “Times Cryptic 27368”
Times Quick Cryptic 1366 by Hurley
Like yesterday, this flowed quickly to start with but then slowed for the final tussle – with 8ac, 3dn and, finally, 17ac. Happily, all completed a few seconds inside 10 minutes.A small change to the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1366 by Hurley”
QC 1365 by Tracy
Hmmm. Another Tracy. My second in a row. And for me this was definitely another Tracy. The last one I found quite straightforward. I didn’t set any records on my own terms but everything went … Read more “QC 1365 by Tracy”
Times 27367 – Lenehan again
Time: 19 minutesMusic: Bruckner, Symphony 4, Mehta/LAPO Another easy Monday, although without the chestnuts. If you deploy stock cryptic elements as directed, you will arrive at the answer quite quickly. So, although not a hard … Read more “Times 27367 – Lenehan again”
Sunday Times 4852 by Dean Mayer
21:23. This was a superb puzzle, I thought. Vintage Dean, with loads of clues that I had to look at three or four times before they succumbed, and with lots of ‘eureka’ moments along the … Read more “Sunday Times 4852 by Dean Mayer”
Mephisto 3065 – Tim Moorey
Tim Moorey tends to scatter some pop culture and sports references through his puzzles and this one has double cricket and double football (maybe a hat tip to the World Cup of cricket and the … Read more “Mephisto 3065 – Tim Moorey”
Times Cryptic No 27360 – Saturday, 25 May 2019. Oh to be in England now that spring has sprung.
This was a relaxing solve for a Bank Holiday Saturday. I hope it left everyone ready to face the short week refreshed! The top half went in very smoothly, then the SW corner slowed me … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27360 – Saturday, 25 May 2019. Oh to be in England now that spring has sprung.”