Time: 11 minutesMusic: John Coltrane, Coltrane Jazz This was definitely very easy, and I was hoping to break 10 minutes. Unfortunately, my last two, Berliner and newsagent, held me up for several minutes and I … Read more “Times 28027 – Rodent infestation – get the cat!”
Month: July 2021
QC 1915 by Teazel
Great fun today from my oldest adversary Teazel, and I would say more fun than challenge (at least as far as I was concerned). What says the court of opinion? Several anagrams, well signposted, as … Read more “QC 1915 by Teazel”
Sunday Times 4962 by Robert Price – it’s coming home
14:16. Another immensely enjoyable puzzle from Bob, which I found quite tricky. As usual the surfaces are wonderful. Just look at 16ac, for instance. A marvel of the setter’s art. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated … Read more “Sunday Times 4962 by Robert Price – it’s coming home”
Mephisto 3175 – Don Manley
Greetings, barred-grid fans. A fun puzzle this week from Don Manley, with the usual precise clueing of unusual words. I thought it was interesting that the two long entries were both unusual words clued as … Read more “Mephisto 3175 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic No 28020 – Saturday, 3 July 2021. Martial Arts, or Music?
For me, this crossword had a very unusual feel. I stalled about 80% finished, and after I eventually found plausible answers for every clue, I had a long list of puzzling things to work through. … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28020 – Saturday, 3 July 2021. Martial Arts, or Music?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1505 – 26th June 2021. Pounds, Shillings and Expense
Hi all. I left this until the last minute, and with post-work bleariness setting in am not feeling chatty. I found it a Jumbo of medium difficulty, though I didn’t quite manage to finish without … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1505 – 26th June 2021. Pounds, Shillings and Expense”
Quick Cryptic 1914 by Orpheus
So a little more tricky than usual, I’d say. I found myself taking an unusual clockwise route round the grid. There are a couple of obscure terms that only the more seasoned solvers will have … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1914 by Orpheus”
Times 28,025: Citpyrc Acid
A pretty plain puzzle for a Friday, not easy to blaze through as it’s harder to *find* the component parts of a clue when they’re short and straight down the line. I don’t have an … Read more “Times 28,025: Citpyrc Acid”
Times Quick Cryptic No 1913 by Felix
I very much enjoyed this puzzle from Felix, completing it just inside 11 minutes. Some minimum GK required (11a), but nothing to cause any undue concern. I expect to see some fast times as a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1913 by Felix”
Times 28024 – adverse and perverse
Greetings all! Well I am not in the most pristine of solving modes. I went to a friend’s going away party and then a small bender with friends and as the storms came in from … Read more “Times 28024 – adverse and perverse”