Author: oliviarhinebeck

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.”

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”

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.”

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”

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.”

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.”

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”