The vocab is great (WOD 14dn, in the face of stiff competition) and the cluing delightful – I obviously liked the Trekker meta-spoonerism at 29ac, but COD to 23ac for its inspired marriage of Corrie … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,250: Beam Me Up”
Month: July 2021
Sunday Times Cryptic 4965 by Robert Price — a slow, steady accretion
…in geologic time! Well, not quite. But I started on Saturday evening, here, and didn’t finish until Sunday afternoon. I really don’t know why it took me longer than usual… The CD at 1 across … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4965 by Robert Price — a slow, steady accretion”
Times Cryptic No 28038 – Saturday, 24 July 2021.
An enjoyable puzzle, without much comment from me. Thanks to the setter for a very enjoyable puzzle. How did you all get on? Notes for newcomers: The Times offers prizes for Saturday Cryptic Crosswords. This … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28038 – Saturday, 24 July 2021.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1508 – 17 July 2021
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was mostly straightforward, though with a couple of spelling issues and one comprehensive nho. And quite a lot of really good clues, such as 39ac and 23dn. What did … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1508 – 17 July 2021”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1929 by Teazel
I enjoyed today’s Quick Cryptic from Teazel a lot. Teazel at his teaziest. It’s a bit tricky in places with a couple of cryptic definitions and a few cryptic hints; a good test of lateral … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1929 by Teazel”
Times 28,043: Sei Nett, Spule Zurück
I found this relatively gentle overall, finishing in under 7 minutes, though I was definitely helped by having come across 10ac before and that therefore being my FOI, rather than a source of puzzlement. There … Read more “Times 28,043: Sei Nett, Spule Zurück”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1928 by Orpheus
Some quite tricky things going on in an inventive puzzle from Orpheus: I was a 9:30 DNF, with a couple of optimistic guesses at 20ac before giving up and clicking on the answer. I was … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1928 by Orpheus”
28042 Thursday, 29 July 2021 When Quince the Eskimo gets here…
A pleasingly catholic mix of science and arts, history and politics where you can feel chuffed if you have the relevant breadth of knowledge, but apart from 4ac, perhaps, it doesn’t matter if the background … Read more “28042 Thursday, 29 July 2021 When Quince the Eskimo gets here…”
Times 28041 – on this day, July 28 …
… in 1928 the IX Olympiad began in Amsterdam, and in 1984 the XXIII in Altanta; how will the XXXII Tokyo Olympiad be remembered, I wonder, prompted by the answer to 8d?I found the top … Read more “Times 28041 – on this day, July 28 …”
Times Cryptic 28040
Solving time: 38 minutes. Quite straightforward. I imagine the speed merchants will report very fast times. Edit 07:20: After reading reports from the first seven conributors it seems the puzzle was not as straightforward as … Read more “Times Cryptic 28040”