This is my second and last appearance here for now because Ulaca is in the process of wafting back to reclaim his rightful place in the rotation. It has been a pleasure to have been, … Read more “Times Cryptic 28381 August 29, 2022. And That’s what it’s all about.”
Author: oliviarhinebeck
Times Cryptic No 28333 – July 4, 2022 O Say Can You See
It’s Independence Day in America and the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner demonstrate why you should not let lawyers write your national anthem. I’m temping for Ulaca during his Grand Tour, rotating with Jeremy … Read more “Times Cryptic No 28333 – July 4, 2022 O Say Can You See”
Times Cryptic 28,109. A Friday Classic.
Here I am pinch-hitting in the baseball play-off season, soon to be the “World Series” (sometimes known as the Fall Classic) while Verlaine is in transit back to the UK. This was a Christmas pudding … Read more “Times Cryptic 28,109. A Friday Classic.”
Cryptic 28031 July 16, 2021 holding blog
This was really really hard and I threw in the towel at 35 minutes with one I had to look up (13D) and 3 I couldn’t parse. We badly need Verlaine, who managed it in … Read more “Cryptic 28031 July 16, 2021 holding blog”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1478 January 9, 2021. Wishing You a Full and Speedy Recovery Simon.
Unfortunately your regular blogger Simon Hanson is out of action at the moment and so Vinyl asked me to do a little temping. I’m only an intermittent and rather dilatory Jumbo solver and also a … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1478 January 9, 2021. Wishing You a Full and Speedy Recovery Simon.”
Times Cryptic 27411. We’ll have Manhattan.
I did this on a Hudson Line train between Yonkers and Ossining which puts my time in the 17- 18 minute range. The river view hasn’t changed much since Hitchcock’s North By Northwest but I … Read more “Times Cryptic 27411. We’ll have Manhattan.”
Times Cryptic 27399 Pip’s got a busy week.
Yes, it’s me again. When I blithely agreed to babysit Pip’s slot this week I didn’t immediately have in mind that the previous 2 Wednesday puzzles that fell to his lot had been brutes, or … Read more “Times Cryptic 27399 Pip’s got a busy week.”
Cryptic 27303 – Temping for Pip
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. I’m standing in for Pip while he attends to some personal stuff. Normal service will be resumed shortly. I haven’t done one of these since the Club severed its … Read more “Cryptic 27303 – Temping for Pip”
TLS Crossword 1185 – “1 Across and 1 Down” by Praxiteles – July 21, 2017.
ENVOI “Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery”. The theme of this excellent puzzle is Jane Austen – for obvious reasons (the 200th anniversary of her death). There seems to have been some controversy … Read more “TLS Crossword 1185 – “1 Across and 1 Down” by Praxiteles – July 21, 2017.”
TLS Crossword 1182 by Myrtilus – June 30, 2017
I seem to have made a mulligatawny soup of this – the mystery ingredient being an invisible error. I hope someone will spot it. In the top row we have a cracker-worthy (that’s a compliment) … Read more “TLS Crossword 1182 by Myrtilus – June 30, 2017”