Author: kororareka

Solving Time: 57 minutes I knew I shouldn’t have stayed up to watch Paris-Roubaix last night. I began slowly and things went downhill from there, if you’ll pardon the reference to 27d. I never found … Read more “Times 25132 – Arose, red, seedy…”

Solving Time: 28 minutes Perhaps the easiest one since the last easy one. I would be very surprised if sub-5’s were not reported. I, myself, was held up in the NE, somewhat ironically, by BROADSTAIRS … Read more “Times 25120 – Less on in Geography”

Solving Time: 70 minutes Either these are getting a lot harder or I’m losing the plot. The old adage “if 1ac goes in at first sight then you’re in real trouble” proved correct in this … Read more “Times 25108 – What’s Latin for Cook’s tour?”

Solving Time: 58 minutes I had one of those mornings where I seriously believed they had printed the wrong clues for the grid. Nothing seemed to work or fit and I couldn’t parse many of … Read more “Times 25096 – Fair thee well?”

Solving Time: 31 minutes I’m afraid the pressure to get this one finished and blogged in the shortest amount of time possible did not make for a happy or fast solve; the feeling of exasperation … Read more “Times 25084 – A file of owls?”

Solving Time: 30 minutes After a flying start, solving both 1ac & 28 at first sight, I slowed to a more genteel pace and fell over the lign (sic) thankful it hadn’t turned into a … Read more “Times 25072 – I thought it was a cucumber, your Honour”

Solving Time: 66 minutes I remember a time when I sometimes could finish these in under half an hour. Seems a long time ago now. I limped around this one from start to finish. I … Read more “Times 25060 – Bury me at Wounded Knee”

Solving Time: DNF And a Happy New Year to all from me and welcome back to reality. I knew I’d be a little rusty (boom! boom!) on my first blog back but didn’t expect to … Read more “Time 25048 – Those were the days”

Solving Time: DNF Not a good day for me in a long line of ungood days. I gave up after an hour with one I couldn’t get and another I have no idea about (or … Read more “Times 25024 – Hello, possums!”

Solving Time: 30 minutes A canter for the most part, apart from a bit of hard going around Cheeseburn Grange. I’ve been sleep deprived for several weeks due to work commitments so I’m afraid I … Read more “Times 25012 – Cats and Birds”