I got through this eventually in 55 minutes but it was touch and go at times as to whether I would finish without resorting to aids. I’m glad I didn’t give in to temptation or … Read more “Times Cryptic 27884”
Month: January 2021
Times Quick Cryptic 1796 by Orpheus
Even with two big hold-ups, I managed a time of just under 9 minutes. Generally, then, I found the level relatively easy but there were a few unknown terms which may prove to be a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1796 by Orpheus”
QC 1795 by Mara
I really enjoyed this puzzle. Mara showed a great sense of humour and also gave me the best clue I think I have ever had on my blogging watch at 6D (as it happens I … Read more “QC 1795 by Mara”
Times 27883 – C’est bon!
Time: 22 minutesMusic: Bach, Schubler Chorales, Lionel Rogg This was a puzzle where you might really be stuck if you didn’t have some particular knowledge, so solvers are either going to whiz through it or … Read more “Times 27883 – C’est bon!”
Sunday Times 4938 by Robert Price
12:15. A fun puzzle that didn’t cause me many problems. My only real pause was over 7dn, where I couldn’t figure out how the wordplay worked. In the end I just bunged it in and … Read more “Sunday Times 4938 by Robert Price”
Mephisto 3151 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans. I did this one in a single setting, and didnt have to look that many up, though it was more wordplay I was checking into than answers, there are fewer obscure words … Read more “Mephisto 3151 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic No 27876 – Saturday, 16 January 2021. Reds under the bed?
We have a famous communist in today’s grid. It reminded me of an exchange in the 1983 Australian election campaign. Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser said that if a Labor government was elected, “people would be … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27876 – Saturday, 16 January 2021. Reds under the bed?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1478 January 9, 2021. Wishing You a Full and Speedy Recovery Simon.
Unfortunately your regular blogger Simon Hanson is out of action at the moment and so Vinyl asked me to do a little temping. I’m only an intermittent and rather dilatory Jumbo solver and also a … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1478 January 9, 2021. Wishing You a Full and Speedy Recovery Simon.”
Quick Cryptic 1794 by Tracy
Hmm, a bit chewy I thought. Some of the wordplay is a little stiff for the QC, and some of the answers seemed somewhat unsatisfying, lacking the thunderbolt of certainty that a good clue gives. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1794 by Tracy”
Times 27,881: War of Words
Super puzzle that kept me busy for almost 10 minutes, partly due to me making a rod for my own back by bunging in an optimistic SPACE BAR at 9ac; 14ac also took a while … Read more “Times 27,881: War of Words”