Author: keriothe

8:59. When I sat down to solve this Mrs Keriothe had taken all the kids out for some reason or other, so I had a completely free half hour and a fresh pot of coffee. … Read more “Sunday Times 4605 by Dean Mayer”

This took me 21:07 according to the club timer, but with one error, which turned out to be a really irritating one. I often find Tim Moorey’s puzzles a bit tricky for some reason, and … Read more “Sunday Times 4603 by Tim Moorey”

20:11. From the leaderboard it seems I was a bit off the pace with this one, which isn’t really surprising: I’ve been on holiday in Canada for the last couple of weeks so my brain … Read more “Sunday Times 4601 by Jeff Pearce”

Greetings from Canada. Actually as I write this I am sitting at home in London, but by the time I post it I will be sitting beside a lake in Muskoka nursing a Caesar, or … Read more “Sunday Times 4599 (20 July) by Dean Mayer”

13:49 on the club timer for this one, so a pretty straightforward puzzle. There are some unfamiliar bits and pieces in here – a musical instrument, a fish, an unusual plural form, a word that’s … Read more “Sunday Times 4597 (6 July) by Tim Moorey”

No real time for this: I spent 35 minutes on it, but I dozed off half way through, and then got fed up and cheated to get the last two or three obstinate answers. This … Read more “Sunday Times 4595 by Jeff Pearce”

16:30 on the club timer. A gentle, relatively vanilla offering from Dean this week. Nothing wrong with that, of course: his puzzles needn’t be exquisite torture every time, and I had a bit of a … Read more “Sunday Times 4593 by Dean Mayer”

I’m standing in for Dave Perry today, so I’d like to take this opportunity to wish him all the best for a speedy recovery. This is my first ever attempt at blogging, whether here or … Read more “Sunday Times 4588 by Tim Moorey”