24:21 .. A lot harder than yesterday’s and maybe a bit more to discuss. I can’t fully explain 11a but I’m sure the wordplay’s in there somewhere. Explanations, please. Enjoy St Patrick’s day. Only one … Read more “Times 24,175 Top of the morning to ya..”
Author: sotira
ST 4314 (1st Feb 2009) – Down among the dead men …
… yep, where you’ll find English cricket, me hearties. By the way, I gather the Aussies refer to Kevin P as ‘FIGJAM’ – “F*** I’m Good – Just Ask Me”. Anyway, an engaging puzzle with … Read more “ST 4314 (1st Feb 2009) – Down among the dead men …”
Times 24,105 – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…
17:40 .. ‘Twas a parson’s nose of a puzzle. I need help explaining 15a. Here’s a seasonal diversion (improvements welcome): On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Twelve solved m-murders … Read more “Times 24,105 – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…”
Times 24,081 – Mindb
25:50 for me. A week of challenging puzzles goes on as mischief and cunning abound in another really inventive crossword. I found it very hard to get started on this, finally making inroads with MONOTONIC, … Read more “Times 24,081 – Mindb”
Sat. 20th Sep. – 24,024 – Out to lunch – nosh, fine wines and a glass of Suffolk punch
Solving time: eternal. I was driven to the solving aids after about 45 minutes. The north west in particular got the better of me. The devil’s own work here – infernally clever in parts. ACROSS1 … Read more “Sat. 20th Sep. – 24,024 – Out to lunch – nosh, fine wines and a glass of Suffolk punch”
24,009 – Much Ado About Quite a Lot
Following an eleventh hour takeover of this site by the royal family of Abu Dhabi, I’ve been appointed caretaker blogger for one day only. Kevin Keegan will be here tomorrow. And having struggled womanfully through … Read more “24,009 – Much Ado About Quite a Lot”
ST 4287 (27th July 2008) – You Can Leave Your Hat On
Solving time: 22 minutes, and following a common pattern with the Sunday – around 8 minutes to do all but two clues, then a lot of head scratching and uncertainty to get it finished up. … Read more “ST 4287 (27th July 2008) – You Can Leave Your Hat On”
ST 4284 (Sun 6th July 2008) Slightly bonkers
Solving time : around 25 minutes, with probably ten minutes staring at 6d before making a guess. If you like your crosswords a little bit bonkers, you probably enjoyed this. If this puzzle were human, … Read more “ST 4284 (Sun 6th July 2008) Slightly bonkers”