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”
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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.”
Times 26422 A kindness of setters
I’d venture todays setter is more than usually generous providing extra bits of information to make sure we abbreviate where necessary and avoid spelling mistakes. It helped me to a respectable (from a certain point … Read more “Times 26422 A kindness of setters”
26410 Caesar adsum iam forte: Latin for speakers of other languages.
My 17’ 22” demonstrates the care with which I approached this pleasant little number, checking every clue for proper and satisfactory wordplay and checking for typos at the end. It’s not every day I outpace … Read more “26410 Caesar adsum iam forte: Latin for speakers of other languages.”
TLS Crossword 1121 by Myrtilus, April 15, 2016 Can you ‘&lit?
Aren’t I lucky? I get Myrtilus again to unravel, and as before there are plenty of delights along the way and no errors either in arty facts or artefacts to complain about. There are more … Read more “TLS Crossword 1121 by Myrtilus, April 15, 2016 Can you ‘&lit?”
26398 Tie me Knagaroo down, sport.
This could well pass for a TLS with all the arty stuff in it, together with a couple of rather lame cryptics. I’ve thrown in a few extra arty bits in the course of interpretation: … Read more “26398 Tie me Knagaroo down, sport.”
TLS 1118 by Myrtilus : A birthday treat
Just as well I didn’t have to blog this on the day, what with it being Good Friday, a busy day in my calendar what with the debut performance of my script for the annual … Read more “TLS 1118 by Myrtilus : A birthday treat”
26386 Ecdysiasts in the 18th Century. Oiled chests, shapely legs, but no drawers.
Feeling a bit laboured, this one, with two that I couldn’t see until all the checkers were in, and even then it took a time, pushing me to 23.48. The short ones tuned out to … Read more “26386 Ecdysiasts in the 18th Century. Oiled chests, shapely legs, but no drawers.”
26374 If only I’d remembered who talked to the animals
There are, in my opinion, a couple of nasty little traps in this one, one of which I fell headlong into to continue a run of sub-600 scores. In the process of producing this report, … Read more “26374 If only I’d remembered who talked to the animals”
26362 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels….
A tough one, this, which took me past the 30 minute mark by 2.22, but hey, at least I was error free. At the time of writing, everyone else on a small sample has a … Read more “26362 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels….”