Time taken: 12:11, with a lot of that time trying to justify 10 across. Eventually I hit submit and things were correct, but I had to look up part of the wordplay for the blog. … Read more “Times 28516 – where to go when you are sick in London”
Author: glh
Times 28510: there’s a second time for everything
In all the time I have been blogging here, this is the second time I have given up on a puzzle. I could not think of a plausible answer for 24 across for the life … Read more “Times 28510: there’s a second time for everything”
Mephisto 3255 – Paul McKenna
Greetings, barred-grid fans. I found this one a bit tougher than the last few puzzles, particularly in terms of wordplay. In Mephisto puzzles, definitions (the most direct of which I have underlined) can be confirmed … Read more “Mephisto 3255 – Paul McKenna”
Times 28504: deep cuts into swordlore
Time taken: 12:24. A little slower than my average, and the early times suggest that this could be a horses for courses puzzle, if the specific knowledge comes quickly, then it could be a rapid … Read more “Times 28504: deep cuts into swordlore”
Times 28498 – maybe it was a Welsh song?
Time taken: 9:23, but I had a silly typo where I duplicated the first letter of 18 down, so another trip to pink squaresville. I got off to a very slow start with this one, … Read more “Times 28498 – maybe it was a Welsh song?”
Mephisto 3253 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans! If I have the dates and numbers correct this will be the final Don Manley Mephisto puzzle I will write up (vinyl1 will get the last puzzle at the end of the … Read more “Mephisto 3253 – Don Manley”
Times 28492 – bowled or stumped?
Time taken: 12:17. A bit slower than my usual, but in the end I am stuck on the wordplay for several clues, hopefully I can work them out as I write up this blog. From … Read more “Times 28492 – bowled or stumped?”
Mephisto 3251 – Tim Moorey
Greetings, barred-grid fans. This was the puzzle from the week before Christmas and the deadline was extended to this week. I did it when it came out on Christmas eve, so I don’t remember much … Read more “Mephisto 3251 – Tim Moorey”
Times 28486 – people and places
Time taken: 11:28. I don’t think this was that difficult, but I have been out of practice, spent a few days hiding from the cold at a friend’s place in Charleston where there was no … Read more “Times 28486 – people and places”
Times 28480 – anyone else feeling the cold?
Time taken: 20:15. After 10 minutes I had all but 18 across and 15 down, and it took an alphabet trawl and a few false starts until I got 15 sorted out, and that left … Read more “Times 28480 – anyone else feeling the cold?”