Initial results (including mine, breaking the 30 minute mark) suggest that this innocuous little number might be bamboozling everyone except George, at least a bit. My holdups were mostly in the lower half of the … Read more “Times Cryptic 26710 – April 27, 2017 Unaccented, but with a fair bit of stress”
Author: Zabadak
TLS Crossword 1168 by Talos – March 24, 2017
I found this pretty accessible (for which read I knew some of the information needed) and took around 34 minutes to solve. It contains probably one of the easiest quotation clues ever to grace this … Read more “TLS Crossword 1168 by Talos – March 24, 2017”
Times Cryptic 26698 – April 13, 2017 10 Whoreson Unnecessaries*
You’d have thought that a setter’s determination to cram as many Zeds as possible into the grid would, once twigged, help with the solving, and it did, to an extent, as the odds on a … Read more “Times Cryptic 26698 – April 13, 2017 10 Whoreson Unnecessaries*”
Times Cryptic 26686 – March 30, 2017 Now we’re Tolkien!
Just as some people don’t like Dickens, Shakespeare or the Bible, so is it with me and the Lord of the Rings, both the book and the interminable films. I tried to read the Hobbit … Read more “Times Cryptic 26686 – March 30, 2017 Now we’re Tolkien!”
TLS Crossword 1165 — 1A by Praxiteles – March 3, 2017 Return to Mugby Junction…
….or The Magic Fishbone This is no normal TLS, and there are clearly those at t’Club who dislike it simply because everything in it is from Dickens. The extraordinary determination of Praxiteles to give every … Read more “TLS Crossword 1165 — 1A by Praxiteles – March 3, 2017 Return to Mugby Junction…”
Times Cryptic 26674 – March 16, 2017 MIA
For those tackling this one early on the Club site, the lack of a clue for 9ac, and the lack of any means of typing in the letters not covered by the down clues meant … Read more “Times Cryptic 26674 – March 16, 2017 MIA”
TLS Crossword 1162 by Myrtilus – Feb 10, 2017 Mann Freyja Day
Anything that starts with a top line pun has to be Ming the Myrtilus and a joy to solve, and this is no exception. Walter Scott is given a prominent place in the proceedings, if … Read more “TLS Crossword 1162 by Myrtilus – Feb 10, 2017 Mann Freyja Day”
Times Cryptic 26662 – March 2, 2017 Fascinating Rhythm
By my reckoning, the fourth crossword in a row on the easy side, though my relatively speedy 12.29 was nullified by a key-next-door Blurbird. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-D’oh. At least by the time most of you get on … Read more “Times Cryptic 26662 – March 2, 2017 Fascinating Rhythm”
Times Cryptic 26650 – February 16, 2017: A Lot of Lit
With a little tinkering, this could turn up in a couple of weeks as a TLS. Lots of Lit and Arts references, and decent, economical clues including an original-looking idea at 15 which works perfectly … Read more “Times Cryptic 26650 – February 16, 2017: A Lot of Lit”
TLS Crossword 1159 by Broteas – January 20, 2017 Vamanos to the Hall at Pooh Corner!
This was a good workout which I completed a shade inside 45 minutes. Some of the references were a tad obscure: or at least stuff I didn’t know, such as the book at 1 and … Read more “TLS Crossword 1159 by Broteas – January 20, 2017 Vamanos to the Hall at Pooh Corner!”