Author: oliviarhinebeck

Judging from a well-populated stat board and the comments on the Club site, this seems to have been a deservedly popular puzzle.  The two quotations at 1A and D gave a friendly foothold and there … Read more “TLS Crossword 1156 by Talos – December 23, 2016”

Some fast times were recorded on the Club timer for this very entertaining puzzle.  I clocked in at 23.37 which I believe is a record for me since the new regime took over at the … Read more “TLS Crossword 1153 by Praxiteles – December 2, 2016”

This didn’t actually take me the 4 days recorded on the Club timer – more like about 50 minutes.  No sooner had I printed out the puzzle that Friday than all internet and cable tv … Read more “TLS Crossword 1150 by Myrtilus – November 11, 2016”

I found this a particularly entertaining one and got off at a tremendous clip thinking I’d make one of my rare under-30-minute appearances because I had the top and bottom across pairs almost right away … Read more “TLS Crossword 1147 by Broteas – October 21, 2016”

Some quite tricky stuff here and in a couple of cases it was a longish time before I heard the ka-ching.  It’s not that I find the Talos puzzles easier than the others but they … Read more “TLS Crossword 1144 by Talos – September 30, 2016”

A surprisingly topical puzzle with some jokes, a dodgy homophone, some science, some philosophy, classics, an obscure poison, some religion, and a trap for the unwary.  What could be better?  I got this about half … Read more “TLS Crossword 1141 by Praxiteles – September 9, 2016”

I’ve had some difficulty with Myrtilus’s excellent creations but solved this one smoothly enough on the Hudson Line train within the hour between Yonkers and New Hamburg.  Parsing was quite another matter thanks to some … Read more “TLS Crossword 1138 by Myrtilus – August 12, 2016”

My heart sank a bit when I saw I’d drawn a Broteas in the blogging rotation – my last two outings on his puzzles were lacklustre at best.  So it was a very pleasant surprise … Read more “TLS Crossword 1135 by Broteas – July 22, 2016”

No accurate time for this but I did it in the train between Grand Central and Ossining (the tracks run right through Sing Sing) so that means under 45 minutes.  I’m biased in favour of … Read more “TLS Crossword 1132 by Talos – July 1, 2016”

A few days before this puzzle was posted Peter Biddlecombe revealed the identities of the 4 setters here.  Praxiteles is D. G. Tallis who sets for the Telegraph, the Times (Listener), the Church Times and … Read more “TLS 1129 by Praxiteles – June 10, 2016”