Me, I’ve had a cold since last Saturday, but this puzzle is hale and hearty, and its wit could’ve cheered you up if you’d caught a chill with the onset of the season mentioned in … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4871, 6 X 2019, by David McLean — In good form”
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Sunday Times Cryptic 4869, 22 IX 2019, by Robert Price — Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
Not that there’s anything “off” about this puzzle. I found it generally satisfying, with a few interesting bits of vocab, and nothing to complain about. No, the title references my word of the day, PROROGUE, … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4869, 22 IX 2019, by Robert Price — Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4867, 8 IX 2019, by Dean Mayer — Save the day
IN THIS DAY AND AGE—the latter being the Anthropocene—it behooves us to take a CONSERVATIONIST stance. Realistic forecasts of imminent change give me the WILLIES. Just look at what’s happening to our OCEANS. Is that … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4867, 8 IX 2019, by Dean Mayer — Save the day”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4865, 22 August 2019, by David McLean — Remain in Light
If memory serves, this wasn’t heavy lifting. But we were reminded (at least twice) of a topical matter so weighty it might make one want to resort to OPIUM or at least pay a visit … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4865, 22 August 2019, by David McLean — Remain in Light”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4863, Aug. 10 ’19, by Robert Price — “I can do that time standing on my head!”
This was very enjoyable, and maybe a bit harder than the last one by Bob that I blogged. My COD is 5, can you see why? My title is a (loose) reference to the clue … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4863, Aug. 10 ’19, by Robert Price — “I can do that time standing on my head!””
Sunday Times Cryptic 4861, July 28 2019, by Dean Mayer — “an ultimate dim Thule”
I wasn’t at the top of my game—the heat must have been getting to me—as I at first inked in SOUND POLLUTION for the rather obvious 9. Still, this was more of a stroll than … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4861, July 28 2019, by Dean Mayer — “an ultimate dim Thule””
Sunday Times Cryptic 4859, Bastille Day 2019, by David McLean — Very light
Sitting by a fierce fan on this first day of the latest US heat wave, I’m very glad that this one is so easy to write up. It also seems calculated to make me wish … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4859, Bastille Day 2019, by David McLean — Very light”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4857, June 30 2019, by Robert Price — Fences of Eden
It’s alright, Ma… I can make it. When I worked this last Saturday, with pleasantly surprising ease, I was, mercifully, in an air-conditioned room at St. Francis College, right around the corner from my flat … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4857, June 30 2019, by Robert Price — Fences of Eden”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4855, June 16 2019, by Dean Mayer — New-made corn mash
I enjoyed this a lot. It seemed very fresh, and potent as well. There were several CDs, all very amusing; no (usually either dull or unfathomable) DDs; a not-untimely reference to a particular conjuncture in … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4855, June 16 2019, by Dean Mayer — New-made corn mash”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4853, by David McLean — Tout est dans les clous
Every ingredient of this tasty puzzle seemed to be in apple-pie order… hence my headline. The expression, nodding here (first) to, uh, clue (a near homophone) 18—comes from the fact that pedestrian crossings in France … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4853, by David McLean — Tout est dans les clous”