I thought it might be nice to have a thread where folk can chat about Saturday’s event without hijacking main puzzle threads and annoying those who weren’t there and wouldn’t have wanted to be. So … Read more “Championships 2016 chatter”
Author: sotira
TLS 1143 by Broteas, Sept 23rd – the end of all our exploring
One of the joys of blogging a TLS puzzle is the time you get to spend researching clues that almost everyone else threw in with a shrug and a “Gotta be”. This week there were … Read more “TLS 1143 by Broteas, Sept 23rd – the end of all our exploring”
TLS 1137 by Praxiteles – The Uxbridge Companion to Music
Competition! I have one wrong but haven’t been able to pin it down. First one to spot the mistake gets a signed copy of William Byrd’s The Thieving Magpie. Edit: I’ve now identified my mistake … Read more “TLS 1137 by Praxiteles – The Uxbridge Companion to Music”
TLS 1131 by Broteas, June 24 2016 — Do Not Drop
Let’s try something a little different. Most of the clues are pretty straightforward to parse once the answer is there. Any questions, clues not understood, things you need to get off your chest (such as … Read more “TLS 1131 by Broteas, June 24 2016 — Do Not Drop”
TLS 1125 by Praxiteles, May 13th 2016 — Woolf, or Stuck in the Kitchen with Saxon
My turn to arrive with the sad bunch of corner shop flowers and the sheepish grin. Sorry, darling, I’ll make it up to you, I swear. But a late blog is better than no blog. … Read more “TLS 1125 by Praxiteles, May 13th 2016 — Woolf, or Stuck in the Kitchen with Saxon”
TLS 1119 by Broteas, April 1st 2016 – April Food
In a lively, Listener-ish April Fools’ wheeze nine of the solutions are book titles to be entered in the grid with a single-letter misprint. In the clues for these the name of an author points … Read more “TLS 1119 by Broteas, April 1st 2016 – April Food”
Sunday Times Cryptic 4590 by Dean Mayer
This being Sunday, when congregations are notoriously thin, I shall do like the vicar of the parish I grew up in, clamber into the pulpit and deliver a long, rambling address with no particular destination … Read more “Sunday Times Cryptic 4590 by Dean Mayer”
TfTT’s A Christmas Turkey – UPDATE
UPDATE (midnight Thursday gmt) We do have more than enough volunteers to cover all clues now, so thank you all. Apologies to those who missed out. Maybe next year …. RegardsSotira ———————————- To all volunteers: … Read more “TfTT’s A Christmas Turkey – UPDATE”
The BASCAAs – (Best Adverse Solving Condition Acronyms and Abbreviations)
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the inaugural, and probably last, BASCAAs. A few words on the genesis of the BASCAAs. It has been pointed out that some of us are a little … Read more “The BASCAAs – (Best Adverse Solving Condition Acronyms and Abbreviations)”
Saturday Times 25,442 (6th April 2013)
I’m standing in for linxit this week. It’s my first call off the subs’ bench in a very long time. I imagine I will have slightly less impact than Lionel Messi did in midweek. You’ll … Read more “Saturday Times 25,442 (6th April 2013)”