I wasn’t quite on Hurley’s wavelength today, so this was a rather bitty solve. Last one in 4ac was entered at 12 minutes matching yesterday’s time. 3dn probably held me up the most as described … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1596 by Hurley”
Month: April 2020
QC 1595 by Tracy
Sorry, I have absolutely nothing to say today, as I fell asleep after cooking dinner (whilst taking on board the customary amount of chef’s ‘inspiration’) and woke up in the middle of the night realising … Read more “QC 1595 by Tracy”
Times 27643 – The world turned upside down
Time: 23 minutesMusic: Brahms, Piano Concerto #1, Bohm/Pollini/VPO This seemed like a pretty easy puzzle when I started, but there were a couple of tough areas that slowed me down a bit. There’s a little … Read more “Times 27643 – The world turned upside down”
Sunday Times 4898 by Dean Mayer
22:20. I’m writing this on Saturday evening, having just watched Brief Encounter with my wife. I’d like to thank jackkt in particular and others for recommending it, because it is a really wonderful movie. The … Read more “Sunday Times 4898 by Dean Mayer”
Mephisto 3111 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all, I hope you are staying safe and sane! Tricky workout this time around from Paul McKenna (I don’t know enough Latin to do the O Tempora crossword but I see it was his … Read more “Mephisto 3111 – Paul McKenna”
Times Cryptic No 27636 – Saturday, 11 April 2020. Worshippers of obscure gods.
This puzzle felt somewhat harder than the average Saturday puzzle, with a special mention for obscure vocabulary and neologisms. I didn’t know 1ac, although the meaning is clear, nor 9ac or 13ac, and I felt … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27636 – Saturday, 11 April 2020. Worshippers of obscure gods.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1432 – 4th April
I found this a bit of a curate’s egg. I was all but done in 30 minutes, but then took ages over my last 6 or so clues. The downs were definitely easier – I … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1432 – 4th April”
O Tempora! CCXXXVIII by Auctor
I didn’t find this as 1ac as Basil’s puzzle last week, ending up a bit baffled by 5ac, 12ac and a couple of spellings/word endings. But it was all in Latin and therefore good! ACROSS1 … Read more “O Tempora! CCXXXVIII by Auctor”
Quick Cryptic 1594 by Rongo
Straightforward I think, but I have a thumping headache. 9 minutes for me. Across 1 Thread or line attached to card (4) LACE – L + ACE 3 Meatiest stews producing round figure? (8) ESTIMATE … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1594 by Rongo”
Times 27,641: Se No Evil
I breezed through this one in 5 and a half minutes – there are some very elegant clues, but there’s nothing here I wouldn’t class as rather straightforward. 23ac wins a prize for being topical … Read more “Times 27,641: Se No Evil”