My solving time was off the scale and I used aids for the unknown 21dn. Perhaps the setter decided to set a stinker to mark the 27500th puzzle, or maybe it was just me? As usual definitions … Read more “Times Cryptic 27500”
Month: November 2019
Times Quick Cryptic 1476 by Izetti
Yet another 12 minute solve – but I’ll settle for that for an Izetti with many long answers. There’s plenty of tricky anagrams and so many silky surfaces that it’s hard to pick a COD. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1476 by Izetti”
QC 1475 by Breadman
Too busy to write much again I’m afraid this week, plus I am also suffering from the inevitable cloud of depression that sets over me whenever I yet again see an England team fall short … Read more “QC 1475 by Breadman”
Times 27499 – Can you tell a green field…..
Music: Mahler, Symphony 9, Bernstein/ConcertgebouwTime: 44 minutes Once again, Monday is no longer very Mondayish, at least in my neck of the woods. There was some clever stuff here, and as I biffed many of … Read more “Times 27499 – Can you tell a green field…..”
Sunday Times 4874 by David McLean
19:24. A tricky and interesting puzzle from Harry this week. Most of these clues are really very straightforward, but they throw you (OK me) off track by deploying slightly off-beat or unexpected meanings of words. … Read more “Sunday Times 4874 by David McLean”
Mephisto 3087 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all – I’m posting this from Arlington, Virginia just outside of Washington DC where I am working for the next couple of days. If you get the chance to visit my adopted nations capital, … Read more “Mephisto 3087 – Paul McKenna”
Times Cryptic No 27492 – Saturday, 26 October 2019. Not rare, but well done.
A typical Saturday I thought. I didn’t know the answer at 10ac, but I got it from the wordplay. The answer at 9dn was obvious from the crossing letters, but I still can’t altogether explain … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27492 – Saturday, 26 October 2019. Not rare, but well done.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1406 – Grandmaster Flash and the hot-tempered five
What ho you lot (if lot is the right word in the tumbleweed-strewn ghost town that passes for the Jumbi bloggage environs) I managed to knock this off in a slightly-slower-than-average 40 minutes, despite quite … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1406 – Grandmaster Flash and the hot-tempered five”
Times 27,497: One Flu Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
So sorry this is so late – I’ve been in the throes of the flu for about a week now, and not at all sure what day it is half the time. Likewise I couldn’t … Read more “Times 27,497: One Flu Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”
Quick Cryptic 1474 by Felix
Well, the theme of today seems to be the compound anagram, 15ac, 3dn, 5dn, 16dn. Assuming that doesn’t throw you it’s a pretty straighforward offering today. I love the Dallas reference, who’s going to claim … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1474 by Felix”