A relatively quick solve – and I learned a new word – Newfie. Solving time – 7m32s ACROSS 3 CARPET MOTH – Axminster was a giveaway, making this an easy first answer to enter into … Read more “23,700 – The Cat’s Pyjamas”
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23,694 – Showboating
Nothing too challenging today – a couple of unusual words that were easy to guess from the wordplay. Solving time – 8m22s ACROSS 1 SHOW-B(lue)OAT – The word length for this should have been (4,4) … Read more “23,694 – Showboating”
Mephisto 2451 – Chris Feetenby – an extra H?
Straightforward enough, although I can’t quite see the wordplay in 1ac, and 11ac doesn’t appear in Chambers. Some excellent clues, especially 16ac, 27ac and 13dn. My only criticism, and it is very minor, is that … Read more “Mephisto 2451 – Chris Feetenby – an extra H?”
23,688 – Deliver me from slow times
A dose of Fridayitis for me today – my slowest Friday solve in ages, at 22 minutes and a few seconds. I’m not quite sure why it took so long, but once I had worked … Read more “23,688 – Deliver me from slow times”
23,682 – Gunning for homophones
If you follow my blogs here and on Fifteensquared, you may realise that I don’t like dodgy homophones, and 24ac held me up for a minute or two today. Other than that, this was pretty … Read more “23,682 – Gunning for homophones”
Mephisto 2499-Mike Laws
Most of this puzzle fell into place, but it would have helped if I could have worked out the wordplay for 1ac, as I originally had CANNABIS in and that held up my progress on … Read more “Mephisto 2499-Mike Laws”
Times 23,676 – Fast Friday
Friday puzzles seem to be a bit easier than the rest of the week these days. I thought Monday was supposed to be the easiest day. Time taken: 9m 25s ACROSS 1 HIGH – double … Read more “Times 23,676 – Fast Friday”
Times 23,670 – I take issue with ATISHOO
The easiest puzzle of the week so far. Took me only 6:23. ACROSS 1 LEFT BACK – a defender in football and a reference to the return to power of the Labour Party in 1997. … Read more “Times 23,670 – I take issue with ATISHOO”
23664 – A Dickens of a puzzle
A fairly straightforward Friday puzzle, with a couple of unusual words thrown in to make it a bit of a challenge. Took me just under ten minutes – 9:53 Across 1 UP-STICK-S 9 ANTI-GONE – … Read more “23664 – A Dickens of a puzzle”
Times 23658 – quick one today
The title doesn’t refer to my solving time, which was average at best – 12 minutes, but to this blog entry. I have a busy day ahead of me, so this will be short and … Read more “Times 23658 – quick one today”