At 26.37 this took me a bit longer than last week’s, for no obvious reason. Some good misdirection, perhaps aimed at fooling the more experienced solvers into thinking they’re looking for the usual crossword cliches. … Read more “Saturday Times 26058 (March 28)”
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Saturday Times 26052 (March 21)
Music, history, geography, literature and Old Testament, giving rather a Times Lit. Supp. feel to this, so I was surprised not to be more en rapport with the setter. In fact, a bit of a … Read more “Saturday Times 26052 (March 21)”
Saturday Times 26046 (March 14)
Temping for linxit for the next few weeks while he takes a well-deserved break and ministers to Mrs. L’s torn knee ligament. No big pitfalls here and I clocked in at 19.19 which makes it … Read more “Saturday Times 26046 (March 14)”
Quick Cryptic 179 By Orpheus
After a long hiatus here comes the office temp. Forgive the rush job. I don’t know if others had similar access problems. I rarely use the Times main puzzle site (I go via the Club) … Read more “Quick Cryptic 179 By Orpheus”
Quick Cryptic 9 by Grumpy. Pumpkins at midnight for Marks & Sparks
The office temp here (this is a one-off, it will be someone else next time) so I was watching the clock. It may have been blog fright but at 8 minutes I found this a … Read more “Quick Cryptic 9 by Grumpy. Pumpkins at midnight for Marks & Sparks”