Solving time : 30 minutes For the most part, an enjoyable puzzle with a smattering of good surface readings and one or two quite complex wordplays. I had no particular hold-ups and went from top … Read more “Times 24,217 Do You Come Here Orphan?”
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Times 24,205 Little to tical my fancy
Solving time : 25 minutes A largely straightforward puzzle with one or two little niggles and too many weak cryptic definitions. Nothing particularly stood out for me. Across 1 TICK – two meanings 1=time, 2=irritating … Read more “Times 24,205 Little to tical my fancy”
Mephisto 2537 Tim Moorey
An excellent puzzle of reasonable difficulty with some very good clues. I thought both KWAKIUTL and PSITTACINE top class whilst HELLIERS is outstanding. The clever use of “fulham” appealed to me and demonstrates the need … Read more “Mephisto 2537 Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2536 Mike Laws
The puzzle contains a mini-theme. It is puzzle number 25-36. 25 is the square of 5; 36 is the square of 6; 1A=numbers; 15A contains “five”; 25A contains “six” 33A=squared. I didn’t realise this until … Read more “Mephisto 2536 Mike Laws”
Times 24,193 Meet Benjamin Twain Franklin
Solving time : 30 minutes There’s quite a lot of odd pieces of knowledge required for this one . Whilst doing the blog I found myself repeatedly referring to Wiki to check dates and facts … Read more “Times 24,193 Meet Benjamin Twain Franklin”
Times 24181 It’s Giovanni Again
Solving time : 30 minutes A melange of good and not so good, easy and difficult with one obscure wordplay at 3D and a couple of excellent clues ar 7D and 16D. I had no … Read more “Times 24181 It’s Giovanni Again”
Mephisto 2533 Mike Laws
Following on from two consecutive difficult puzzles this one was quite easy. Apart from being three words rather that two, the key clue 1A was simple as were 9D,10D and 31A both in terms of … Read more “Mephisto 2533 Mike Laws”
Mephisto 2532 Paul McKenna
…… ein schwer aber gut Kreuzwortratsel….. I didn’t find this particularly easy and seemed to spend a good deal of time chasing down meanings in Chambers. I saw the anagram at 2A immediately but for … Read more “Mephisto 2532 Paul McKenna”
Times 24169 For Adults Only
Solving time : 15 minutes A puzzle for new solvers with little to comment upon apart from its mixture of witches and Fanny Hill come hither sandwiched between the upright Sir Galahad and the dissolute … Read more “Times 24169 For Adults Only”
Times Cryptic 24157 Not So Elimentary Watson
Solving time : 35 minutes I really liked this puzzle which has a goodly number of smoothly worded clues and at times quite complex wordplay. I can’t say that anything particularly held me up and … Read more “Times Cryptic 24157 Not So Elimentary Watson”