20 minutes and not a lot to say really. The bird may be unknown to some but I expect some fast times today. On edit: clearly I got that wrong. Luckily I was in tune … Read more “Times 25,725 – Chewy Toffee Flavour”
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Mephisto 2790 by Don Manley
And another interesting but middle of the road puzzle. Across 1 PORCPISCE – PE=exercise surrounds (croc is)* containing P=quietly (music); an old porpoise; 10 IDAEAN – I-D(A)EAN; Greek mountain; 11 EUPHON – (one)* surrounds U-PH; … Read more “Mephisto 2790 by Don Manley”
Times 25,716 – Better Late Than Never
I don’t know what has happened to the blog but I’m preparing an emergency one OK – now done. Sorry it’s a bit sparse. Help needed with 2D please Across 1 MANITOBA – MANI(TO-B)A; thing=MANIA; … Read more “Times 25,716 – Better Late Than Never”
Times 25,713 – Winter Weather Edition
There’s a fair amount of GK here but none of it really obscure. A pleasant enough solve but not a taxing puzzle. Across 1 GROUP,CAPTAIN – (a cop it rang up)*; Sir Douglas Bader CBE … Read more “Times 25,713 – Winter Weather Edition”
Mephisto 2788 by Tim Moorey
Our run of rather easy puzzles does now appear to have been replaced by a run of middle of the road ones. This is a standard, enjoyable, offering that should assist new solvers to learn … Read more “Mephisto 2788 by Tim Moorey”
Times 25,701 – A Pennyweight Puzzle
What can one say about this very strange mixture of a puzzle that requires quite a bit of GK, much of it related to literature. I don’t think there’s a clever clue or an original … Read more “Times 25,701 – A Pennyweight Puzzle”
Mephisto 2786 by Paul McKenna
An interesting and entertaining Mephisto. I have one query at 6D where I’m missing a piece of the parsing. Across 1 AGHAST – AGHA-ST; 5 LOVAGE – LOV(A-G)E; G=German; drink from the west country; 10 … Read more “Mephisto 2786 by Paul McKenna”
Times 25,689
Reasonably straightforward today with only the Noel Coward work unknown to me. Most of the definitions are well signposted so that 10A for example can be entered without working out the cryptic. 20 minute solve. … Read more “Times 25,689”
Times 25,683
My thanks to Tim for standing in for me last week – this is me making up the deficit. This is a largely 11A puzzle with the occassional rather dated reference. It shouldn’t cause seasoned … Read more “Times 25,683”
2784 by Don Manley. Water, water, everywhere
This blog was produced under somewhat difficult circumstances caused by the bad weather. Hopefully by the time it appears my internet access will have been restored but apologies in advance if it’s not quite as … Read more “2784 by Don Manley. Water, water, everywhere”