Solving time : 10 minutes. Blistering start, and a few proper names snagged me towards the end that had to be worked out using wordplay. Found this one fairly straightforward, clues needed a little thinking … Read more “Times 23830 – the winner was abstergent”
Author: glh
Times 23824 – a lot of 16 down
Solving time : headed to the reference books after 30 minutes of head-scratching. This has not been my week (at least for the Times…). Across 1 CROC(U)S – crocs are dangerous beasts, but I’ll still … Read more “Times 23824 – a lot of 16 down”
Times 23812 – for want of a brass hat
Solving time : After 28 minutes, hit the net to get an answer to 23ac Another puzzle that took me a long time to get started on. Nothing jumped out at me in an initial … Read more “Times 23812 – for want of a brass hat”
Mephisto 2471 – Tim Moorey
This one was a fast start and a very very slow finish. One of the words was well-hidden, not only in the clue, but in the wordplay as well. This puzzle did include a clue … Read more “Mephisto 2471 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2467 – Mike Laws
I found this one a very rewarding slog, took three sittings to complete and the last one was an extensive cross-referencing of Chambers to sort out the NE corner. As usual with the Mephisto, a … Read more “Mephisto 2467 – Mike Laws”
Times 23783 – I’ve got the subtraction blues
Solving time : 39 minutes, and the last 10 of that poring through dictionaries to find the mysterious last few words. There was a lot here that was new to me, usually literature and art … Read more “Times 23783 – I’ve got the subtraction blues”
Times 23777 – Someone alert the Marquis of Queensbury
Solving time : 9 minutes. Gosh, I need to solve these late at night more often! Fun, seemed pretty straightforward, bit of a breather after the last three days. There were a lot of clues … Read more “Times 23777 – Someone alert the Marquis of Queensbury”
Mephisto 2464
It appears the_od is having problems with his network so I’ll jump in with a blog for the Mephisto. Net well soon, the_od! I don’t habitually keep solving times for Mephisto, I enjoy the puzzles … Read more “Mephisto 2464”
23,765 – A tease?
Solving time : 22 minutes. For my first attempt at blogging a solution, I was off to a rough start. Printed off the puzzle after midnight, and after a few minutes all I had filled … Read more “23,765 – A tease?”