Solving time : 22:05 on the club timer but I cannot tell a lie – after about 5 minutes considering SKIPDAW, SLIPDAW and SKIDDAW for 8 down I ended up looking up the three words … Read more “Times 25895 – mind your D’s and K’s”
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Mephisto 2819 – Paul McKenna
I wonder if I may be missing something hidden here (and very occasionally Paul McKenna sneaks something extra into his puzzles) because I was struggling most of the way with this one and now it … Read more “Mephisto 2819 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25889 – QED? No, QVZ!
Solving time : 21:23, but a careless typo cost me an all-correct on the club timer. I wonder if we have some competition because even before I post there’s a few 3-4 minute times up … Read more “Times 25889 – QED? No, QVZ!”
Mephisto 2187 – Don Manley
Quick start but a slow finish on this one – I started doodling in answers during rehearsal and managed to get about half of it out without recourse to a dictionary. Then things ground to … Read more “Mephisto 2187 – Don Manley”
Times 25877 – looking for a miracle
Solving time : well, after 23 minutes, and almost 10 of them trying to figure out what on earth the answer to 23 down was, I put in a guess and find it is incorrect. … Read more “Times 25877 – looking for a miracle”
Mephisto 2815 – Tim Moorey
Sorry about the late post – this was one of the more difficult ones I can remember from Tim Moorey, and of course it would happen on the week where by the time it came … Read more “Mephisto 2815 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25865 – in which we revisit whirredploy
Solving time : 19:44 but that included answering an email and a few texts, been on the road for almost two weeks and people are starting to notice I’m not home. Pity that. I found … Read more “Times 25865 – in which we revisit whirredploy”
Mephisto 2813 – Paul McKenna
There wasn’t anything too too tricky in this one, though the bottom right corner took the longest to fall. There’s a few obscure words (mostly signposted in the clues) and some unfamiliar uses of familiar … Read more “Mephisto 2813 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25853 – it’s on the tip of my tongue
Solving time: 11:35 and I’ve already been overtaken on the leaderboard, so this is on the easier side. I was held up for a long time by the well-concealed definition at 4 across. I rather … Read more “Times 25853 – it’s on the tip of my tongue”
Mephisto 2811 – Don Manley
Interesting solve this one – after about half an hour I had a completely full top half, but precious little poking in to the bottom half. Funny thing is I got myself going again by … Read more “Mephisto 2811 – Don Manley”