Solving time : Well after 20 minutes I have a complete grid, but I’m not 100% satisfied with it. This is one I wish I had swapped weeks with, because I’m sure my Thursday sharer … Read more “Times 24602… no, just talking”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2603: Tim Moorey
The first piece of difficulty came when I woke up last Sunday, went to download the Mephisto and the crossword club was down, denying me both the Sunday Times and the Mephisto. So I couldn’t … Read more “Mephisto 2603: Tim Moorey”
What the 15 across?
Solving time : Ever get that sinking feeling? After 12 minutes, I’m staring at 15 across, knowing that it is an anagram, knowing the fodder, and suspecting it’s one of those phrases that is going … Read more “What the 15 across?”
Times 24578: Straddling the pond
Solving time : 19 minutes. I expect it would be shorter if I was solving it from a print-out, but I am on the road and using the online version (surprisingly good internet at this … Read more “Times 24578: Straddling the pond”
Mephisto 2599: Not Paul McKenna, nor Pual McKenna but Mike Laws
Well it looks like both the online and Paper Times had a pretty decent bungle. Printed this off and thought it was still last weeks when I saw “by Paul McKenna”. Looked at the clues, … Read more “Mephisto 2599: Not Paul McKenna, nor Pual McKenna but Mike Laws”
Times 24566: the adventures of 1ac and Obelix?
Solving time : 30 whopping minutes. Kismet came and gave me a chomp on the buttocks, since I had planned a meeting an hour after the crossword came out, thinking “Hey, I’m an old hand … Read more “Times 24566: the adventures of 1ac and Obelix?”
Times 24554: as the 24 is to 22, so is 2 to funky cold 6
Solving time : 15 minutes. Thought I was going to be stuck for a while, but the last few rushed out. There were a number that I got from the definition alone and am still … Read more “Times 24554: as the 24 is to 22, so is 2 to funky cold 6”
Mephisto 2592: Paul McKenna
Well last weekend was a little bit of a Paul McKenna overload, with a new Auctor Listener puzzle, he also sent me an upcoming Mephisto to test-solve and this one. Head-spinning time. I found this … Read more “Mephisto 2592: Paul McKenna”
Times 24542 – confucius say man who get 14 in his 1 is going to shine his 20s
Solving time : 18 minutes, got off to a slow start, and then a flurry of solving starting on the left hand side and working towards the right. Stared at the anagram at 18 for … Read more “Times 24542 – confucius say man who get 14 in his 1 is going to shine his 20s”
Times 24530: two chances to use my new word!
Solving time : 15 minutes, but then some tense moments as I went to look up three answers that were kind of Hail Mary’s, one of which is unresolved. There’s some interesting stuff in here, … Read more “Times 24530: two chances to use my new word!”