Solving Time: 26 minutes Another sigh of relief as I find I’m dealt a straightforward one, with most of the time spent thinking “How does that work, then?”. The answer was invariably with some ingenuity. … Read more “Times 24521 – Cholesterol reduced? Yes and No.”
Author: kororareka
Times 24509 – Peas and Corn
Solving Time: 32 minutes With a run of bad solving experiences last week, I was quite pleased to draw this relatively gentle one from the hat. The two straightforward long anagrams were particularly welcome. I … Read more “Times 24509 – Peas and Corn”
Times 24489 – All present and correct
It’s the double act again, as our star has been locked out of her dressing room, from the inside. What is going on in there? Mctext says: Pretty straightforward puzzle which I did in 12 … Read more “Times 24489 – All present and correct”
Times 24485 – A feverish few minutes
Solving time: 65 minutes A day of wine and roses, well plants, but you get the idea. Some easy and familiar gets, tempered by some not so. I eventually got stuck for a good 20 … Read more “Times 24485 – A feverish few minutes”
Times 24477 – We’re not who we pretend to be
To the great disappointment of you all, who were expecting a witty and cultivated blog from Sabine, you have me instead, or rather mctext and I, who have cobbled something together. Sabine was last seen … Read more “Times 24477 – We’re not who we pretend to be”
Times 24473 – Athlete’s foot in mouth
Solving time: Let’s not go there For about fifteen minutes I thought I was going to do a Personal Best until I arrived on the banks of the Tyne and my mind became a complete … Read more “Times 24473 – Athlete’s foot in mouth”
Times 24461 – Not one for the οἱ πολλοί
Solving time: 45 minutes with one remaining blank I’m on the minutes this morning, so you’ll have to excuse the perfunctory comments. I fell at the last hurdle; that being 11ac. All I could think … Read more “Times 24461 – Not one for the οἱ πολλοί”
Times 24451 – A Musical Mulligatawny
Solving time: 90 minutes give or take I foolishly volunteered to swap with Peter so that Monday’s anniversary blog would be worthy of worldwide gaze and now I find I must pay the price. I … Read more “Times 24451 – A Musical Mulligatawny”
Times 24437 – And so to bed
Solving time: 30mins This was mostly a doddle (for which I am extremely grateful), done whilst watching tennis and cricket on TV, eating breakfast and discussing the weather (43 Celsius yesterday and similar forecast today. … Read more “Times 24437 – And so to bed”
Times 24425 – Virgin territory, STDs and fat owls…
Solving time: 75mins Mushy brain syndrome persists in Australia, in my mind and in those of its cricketers (what was Ricky thinking?). At almost every step of the solving process I thought I’d never get … Read more “Times 24425 – Virgin territory, STDs and fat owls…”