This is the first Myrtilus I’ve blogged – the previous one (1118 on March 25th) was very difficult indeed and fell to Zabadak’s lot. There were plenty of tricks here but I was able to … Read more “TLS crossword 1126 by Myrtilus – May 20, 2016”
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TLS Crossword 1123 by Broteas – April 29, 2016
Back to plain vanilla here after Verlaine’s lavishly illustrated tales from Shakespeare last week. It was a relief to learn from the Club Forum that others found this tough. It was a whiplash-inducing mix of … Read more “TLS Crossword 1123 by Broteas – April 29, 2016”
TLS Crossword 1120 by Talos – April 8, 2016
After the two puzzles immediately preceding this, which were extremely tricky, I should have been on Easy Street here – so of course I made a mistake. Memo to self: do not try to do … Read more “TLS Crossword 1120 by Talos – April 8, 2016”
TLS Crossword 1117 by Praxiteles. March 18, 2016
Herewith the debut blog for the weekly TLS puzzles. Your bloggers will be Zabadak, Sotira and Verlaine in tandem, and me – all in rotation. Some years ago Tony Sever and Linxit blogged these here … Read more “TLS Crossword 1117 by Praxiteles. March 18, 2016”
Quick Cryptic 533 by Flamande
This is my last QC blog for now because we’re about to embark on our seasonal migration to Rhinebeck NY from NYC at dawn’s crack tomorrow. We gave up seeking internet (and cellphone) access there … Read more “Quick Cryptic 533 by Flamande”
Quick Cryptic 528 by Joker. And a Happy St Patrick’s Day.
A smoothly crafted puzzle with good surfaces. With one possible exception it shouldn’t produce any hiccups and there are no real obscurities. The exception is an anomaly in 21a which I don’t recall having seen … Read more “Quick Cryptic 528 by Joker. And a Happy St Patrick’s Day.”
Quick Cryptic 523 by Orpheus
A very enjoyable puzzle with a good mix of politics, art, music, science, sport, geography and entertainment. I’d thought there was no literature until I remembered that the prime minister in 6d also wrote quite … Read more “Quick Cryptic 523 by Orpheus”
Quick Cryptic 518 by Hurley
As it happens I drew Hurley as the setter last week too. This is a well composed puzzle with some good surfaces and concise clueing. Nothing tricky or unfair. I recycled the Whister’s Mother userpic … Read more “Quick Cryptic 518 by Hurley”
Quick Cryptic 513 by Hurley
After last week’s ups and downs we seem to be on a more even keel. Today we have two examples of regular crossword usage it helps to know and remember, one quibble, and one I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 513 by Hurley”
Quick Cryptic 508 by Oran
No obscurities and no special GK needed. Unlike yesterday’s, this seemed to me to be very straightforward. I was interrupted by a phone call which was distracting and I failed to time it. A couple … Read more “Quick Cryptic 508 by Oran”