Solving time : 24 minutes, a very slow start, with a read through of the acrosses the only ones I saw the first time were 21, 22 and 23, and it was a slow climb … Read more “Times 24100 – is the north-east corner trying to tell us something?”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2519 – Tim Moorey
This was a rare single-sitting solve for me for a Mephisto – most of the lower half went in without too much effort, and there was some hunt-and-pecking for the correct words for the top … Read more “Mephisto 2519 – Tim Moorey”
Times 24088 – ooerr – a puzzle from the backdoor!
Solving time : 17 minutes, with a few brief distractions. Though I didn’t think I was going to do this at all tonight, I was greeted with the little yellow birdy picture. I managed to … Read more “Times 24088 – ooerr – a puzzle from the backdoor!”
Times 24076 – you winsome, you losesome
Solving time : 17 minutes, so far my longest struggle for the week, but it was complicated by inventing the new fruit FIGRAIN at 20, eventually saw the light when working through the possibilities for … Read more “Times 24076 – you winsome, you losesome”
Mephisto 2515: Mike Laws
I don’t recall all of the solving process but I think it was two long sessions and one short one to fill in the details. Not too many out-there words this time around. Across 1 … Read more “Mephisto 2515: Mike Laws”
Times 24064 – I’ll take a Scottish town for 5
Solving time : After 23 minutes I’m left with a dilemma on 5D – it’s a guess, and after I write this up, I’m not going to be near a computer for some time, so … Read more “Times 24064 – I’ll take a Scottish town for 5”
Times 24052 – blogging on a budget
Solving time : 8 minutes, which is good, things have been rushed lately, and so will be this report. One little quibble, a lot of straightforward clues, but some very concise wordplay. Good puzzle to … Read more “Times 24052 – blogging on a budget”
Mephisto 2511 – Paul McKenna
This was a nifty little puzzle. I didn’t get a lot out in the first sitting, but came back to it later and managed to make a big dent in it the second time around. … Read more “Mephisto 2511 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24040. Oh, so that means that!
Solving time : 13 minutes. I liked this puzzle a lot, there were some clever usages of the unfamiliar meanings of words, backed up with some very fair wordplay. I thought this was going to … Read more “Times 24040. Oh, so that means that!”
Times 24028 – eat up or take away?
Solving time : 14 minutes – on the fast side for me, so I suspect there will be some very slick times out there. I was held up in the hippy corner by two unfamiliar … Read more “Times 24028 – eat up or take away?”