Time: 20 minutesMusic: Kempf, Beethoven Piano Sonatas We are pretty much back to easy Monday here, as I trotted through this puzzle at a fairly easy pace. Only fleuron gave me pause – is that … Read more “Times 28135 – Erica lingers on….where?”
Month: November 2021
QC 2005 by Wurm
An entertaining puzzle with heavy use of cryptic definitions which I greatly enjoyed, viz. 8A, 16A, 20A and 9D. Many thanks to Wurm (whom I have only met infrequently, if at all (cue stats confirmation … Read more “QC 2005 by Wurm”
Sunday Times 4980 by Robert Price
19:36. I found this tricky, but highly enjoyable as usual from Bob. This one features a handful of cryptic definitions, which is not everyone’s favourite clue type, but these are very good ones. 22ac is … Read more “Sunday Times 4980 by Robert Price”
Mephisto 3193 – Don Manley
I found the bottom half of this puzzle came together more readily than the top half and worked my way up. As usual, the wordplay is precise though there are a few traps for those … Read more “Mephisto 3193 – Don Manley”
Times Cryptic No 28128 – Saturday, 6 November 2021. Everything old is old again.
This felt like one from the archives. Lots of references to things long since lost. I thought I caught a whiff of fustiness at 24dn, 5dn, and particularly the reference to the blonde bombshell at … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28128 – Saturday, 6 November 2021. Everything old is old again.”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1524: Till A’ The Cellars Gang Dry, My Dear
After getting locked out of my apartment the other day and missing my regular Friday blogslot I was determined to at least get the Jumbo done on time, but it was touch and go – … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1524: Till A’ The Cellars Gang Dry, My Dear”
Times 28133 – I got it all backwards!
Time: 52 minutesMusic: Sibelius: Four Legends, Gothenburg Symphony, Jarvi I was not very much on the wavelength, but fortunately had enough UK knowledge to biff payslip and see what was going on with the Norfolk … Read more “Times 28133 – I got it all backwards!”
Quick Cryptic 2004 by Oink
I rattled through this in about 4 minutes, but it contains a lot of crossword staples that less experienced solvers might not be so familiar with. There’s at least one whole clue that I’ve seen … Read more “Quick Cryptic 2004 by Oink”
Times 28132 – and he dropped it!
Solving time: 17:01 – though with the pink square syndrome as I had a very silly typo. I will admit, other things were on my mind tonight as I just found a spec script I … Read more “Times 28132 – and he dropped it!”
Times Quick Cryptic No 2003 by Tracy
I needed all of my 15 minute target, save a few seconds, to complete this puzzle from Tracy, despite plenty of anagrams, hiddens and double definitions to get my teeth in to. The top half … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2003 by Tracy”