Nothing too exotic or obscure today – an easier puzzle, (edit: I thought so but apparently not so easy!) I suspect there are some fast times and a relatively low score on the SNITCH. It … Read more “Times 27045 – Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1”
Author: piquet
Times 010477 – “Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand.”
Today’s puzzle is online in place of the second TCC qualifier, in the paper, which I shall blog after the closing date (I expect on 24th May). This one, based on its serial number, dates … Read more “Times 010477 – “Any fool can turn a blind eye but who knows what the ostrich sees in the sand.””
Times 27033 – no eventers were scared in the making of this puzzle
A more straightforward offering today than I’ve had for a while on a Wednesday, no doubt a respite for me before next week’s ‘golden oldie’ arriving alongside another TCC qualifier. One slight bear trap at … Read more “Times 27033 – no eventers were scared in the making of this puzzle”
Times 27027 – pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga…
A bit of a curate’s egg for me, this one, some quickie-standard write-ins and a few with devious wordplay, but nothing much to start an argument about. Except the lack of science-y clues, of course. … Read more “Times 27027 – pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga…”
Times 27015 – first TCC qualifier published 18 April – it’s 26 across.
These qualifiers tend not to be too tricky as presumably the organisers want to encourage entries and check out times rather than put people off. This was no exception and I had all but 16a … Read more “Times 27015 – first TCC qualifier published 18 April – it’s 26 across.”
Times 27021 – not Dante, the chap with the Idyll.
Another cracking Wednesday job, not too easy but not too difficult or too spiced with obscurities. 4d got me on the ice and I’d finished the RHS in good time. The LHS proved more intractable … Read more “Times 27021 – not Dante, the chap with the Idyll.”
Times 230365 – when sausages had taste and puzzles had orchises.
The first qualifier puzzle for the 2018 TCC is published today, so this puzzle from yesteryear* appears in the online section instead. (I’ll blog the qualifier after the closing date for entries). I can’t say … Read more “Times 230365 – when sausages had taste and puzzles had orchises.”
Times 27009 – aarrr, Jim lad, avast ye!
What larks! Three quarters of this little beauty done in under fifteen minutes, with occasional recourse to a sip of the grog. The north-west corner was looking odd, with a two-letter word ending in V … Read more “Times 27009 – aarrr, Jim lad, avast ye!”
Times 27003 – what kind of jackkt was it?
I enjoyed this moderately straightforward puzzle. I think it has a nostalgic, Empire feel to it, you couldn’t call it a theme exactly but knowledge of subcontinent currencies and carriages was helpful. As was some … Read more “Times 27003 – what kind of jackkt was it?”
Times 26997 – on a different wavelength
I struggled with this one. Even when I had all the answers in and thought they were correct, I still found it a stretch in some cases to reconcile the definition with the answer or … Read more “Times 26997 – on a different wavelength”