Solving time: 30mins + ? I cantered around this one as much as a late night watching the TdF (a well done to Bradley Wiggins) and Ashes (well done those rebirthed English bowlers) and a … Read more “Times 24282 – New Age Detox?”
Author: kororareka
Times 24270 – The language of restraint?
Solving time: 25mins I found this relatively straightforward with only two guesses required. Held up in the NE and SW for longer than was necessary, but otherwise steady progress. Some clues (e.g. 4, 20 and … Read more “Times 24270 – The language of restraint?”
Times 24258 – There be pirates.
Solving time: Don’t ask embarrassing questions Saturday’s events presaged disaster for me on this one. I was wondering how I would know if this were really Monday’s puzzle and not Saturday’s finally appearing online on … Read more “Times 24258 – There be pirates.”
Times 24246 – Eyes down for a full, um… house
Solving time: About 45 mins Mostly quite easy clues with a few that held me up inordinately for no reason that I can attribute to anything other than my own slowness of mind; particularly 23ac, … Read more “Times 24246 – Eyes down for a full, um… house”
Times 24234 – I wonder what became of all the Rockers and the Mods?
Solving time: About 50 mins An amiable romp with some challenging clues (well, they challenged me) and some old favourites; a fitting puzzle for the last Monday in May. I’m not going to speculate on … Read more “Times 24234 – I wonder what became of all the Rockers and the Mods?”
Times 24222 – I am but mad NNW: when the wind is southerly I can tell a hawk from a handgun
Solving time: Beyond recordable Actually, solving time was about 30 minutes and then another similar length of time to get 23 & 13, which were readily obtained once I undid the damage at 21. There’s … Read more “Times 24222 – I am but mad NNW: when the wind is southerly I can tell a hawk from a handgun”
Times 24210 – “…and I dips me lid” C.J. Dennis
Solving time: 45 mins Some easy clues to begin with, but I hit the wall at about 30 mins with embarrassing gaps in all quarters which took some time to resolve. Was it just me, … Read more “Times 24210 – “…and I dips me lid” C.J. Dennis”
Times 24198 – Surely not Nutella?
Solving time: 50 mins (mostly heart in mouth) Not the stinker I’d anticipated for my inaugural blog, but I was never going to get the Irish port (my nemesis on any day, be it postprandial … Read more “Times 24198 – Surely not Nutella?”