You need to know some stuff for this one at a level almost consistent with a TLS. Past brushes with Greek, Italian/music, Arabic, classic literature, various religious texts and French anti tech practices might come … Read more “Times Cryptic 26494 – August 18, 2016 So that’s what it means.”
Author: Zabadak
Times Cryptic 26482 – August 4, 2016 A Tale of Two…
24 minutes dead for this, with a lot of Responsible Commentator checking on the way. A lot of this was solved in a fragmentary way: I had several probable bits of clues in divers places … Read more “Times Cryptic 26482 – August 4, 2016 A Tale of Two…”
TLS Crossword 1133 by Praxiteles – July 8, 2016: Bom Dia Senhor. E como são todos vocês hoje?
A terrific piece of work, this, which I unraveled in 47.56, with some recourse to Google’s algorithms for confirmation and enlightenment (vide infra 1ac, but not before I had manfully found several checkers). One of … Read more “TLS Crossword 1133 by Praxiteles – July 8, 2016: Bom Dia Senhor. E como são todos vocês hoje?”
Times Cryptic 26470 – July 21, 2016: Satis factory inter rim combi nations.
By a couple of minutes, my quickest of the week, possibly because our setter give us the chance to practice the sort of clue where two words which make one sort of sense merge into … Read more “Times Cryptic 26470 – July 21, 2016: Satis factory inter rim combi nations.”
TLS Crossword 1130 by Myrtilus – June 17, 2016
Another fine offering from Myrtilus, with a pretty consistent theme of travelling or just being on holiday. It took me 38.26, and while there is one reference I can’t pin down, there was nothing to … Read more “TLS Crossword 1130 by Myrtilus – June 17, 2016”
Times Cryptic 26458 – July 7, 2016 Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
Not too tricky, this one, though I slowed down after the port side was completed for no terribly obvious reason. There is one weird and unlikely-looking word, but the wordplay is pretty well unambiguous, so … Read more “Times Cryptic 26458 – July 7, 2016 Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.”
Times Cryptic 26446 – June 23, 2016 You find that there comes a time for making your mind up
A relatively benign brew which resulted in a time of 19.17. As I write, the seasonal thunder is rolling around the North Weald, ominously presaging the upheavals of the day ahead, and clearly our setter … Read more “Times Cryptic 26446 – June 23, 2016 You find that there comes a time for making your mind up”
TLS Crossword 1127 by Broteas – May 27, 2016 Knowns and Unknowns
“But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that … Read more “TLS Crossword 1127 by Broteas – May 27, 2016 Knowns and Unknowns”
Times Cryptic 26434 – June 9, 2016: Mostly harmless
Not particularly difficult this one, but I stretched it out to nearly 29 minutes by allowing concentration to drift at the end of a busy day. It’s pretty stolid, workmanlike stuff, with a couple of … Read more “Times Cryptic 26434 – June 9, 2016: Mostly harmless”
TLS Crossword 1124 by Talos – May 6, 2016 The Naughty Bits.
The sacrifices we make to bring truth and beauty to light! I did not find this too tricky, and rounded off at 35.20. But checking through to get the lowdown and detail on the answers: … Read more “TLS Crossword 1124 by Talos – May 6, 2016 The Naughty Bits.”