Pretty run-of-the-mill Monday offering, with a couple of weirdish words and a flower that sounds as if it were named after a Victorian maiden aunt. 21 minutes. ACROSS 1 Male animal that may be made … Read more “Times 27793 – Not so complex”
Month: October 2020
Times Quick Cryptic 1720 by Tracy
Solving time: 10 minutes. There were no major delays along the way for me here, but I shall be interested to read how others got on. My attention was drawn yesterday morning (by a contributor … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1720 by Tracy”
Mephisto 3136 – Old quarterback’s quandary?
This Mephisto was pretty easy for a Don Manley, with a good number of the clues having a somewhat obvious answer. I think I did about two-thirds of it without even opening Chambers. The vocabulary … Read more “Mephisto 3136 – Old quarterback’s quandary?”
Sunday Times Cryptic No 4923 by Robert Price — Not so fast!
I worked this while watching the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, and as my eye casually swept over the new clues, I first saw LENTO, which I should have taken as a watchword. Right … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic No 4923 by Robert Price — Not so fast!”
Times Cryptic No 27786 – Saturday, 3 October 2020. Quick, quick … it’s Saturday.
This was definitely easier than your usual Saturday! I did enjoy the humour in some of the clues. My LOI was 24dn, where I had a bit of a blank about Glasgow banks. Thanks to … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27786 – Saturday, 3 October 2020. Quick, quick … it’s Saturday.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1461 – To Saint Joseph of Arimathea, the patron saint of tinsmiths
This puzzle kept me occupied for about 55 minutes, longer than normal so something must have been tricky. First in was LAMB and last was DIE HARD. My square bracket keys took a right hammering … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1461 – To Saint Joseph of Arimathea, the patron saint of tinsmiths”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1719 by Joker
This was a good solid Quick Cryptic to finish the week. I didn’t find it as hard as the last two days and finished just a whisker under my target time of 5 minutes. I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1719 by Joker”
Times 27,791: Still Not Quite A “Vintage” Blogger, Then
Happy birthday to me! According to the very helpful web app https://myk.ninja/deathlist, I have now outlived Georges Perec and Rocky Marciano, so I must be doing something right. Fortunately I was not disappointed by my … Read more “Times 27,791: Still Not Quite A “Vintage” Blogger, Then”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1718 by Teazel
I found this a very different type of solve to yesterday’s QC, despite a fairly similar time: with that one I chugged along at an ok pace before grinding to a halt for the last … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1718 by Teazel”
27790 Thursday, 8 October 2020 Dinner dinner dinner dinner
A mid range puzzle for me with the top section, especially the NW, giving most trouble with 1ac for a long time being the wrong but possible REPOST partly because I read changes as charges. … Read more “27790 Thursday, 8 October 2020 Dinner dinner dinner dinner”