Author: talbinho

Solving time: void (see 8dn) jerrywh commented in last week’s blog about the incorrect enumeration at 8dn (and the mistake at 14ac, PARABOLA), but I completely forgot when solving and had to work it out … Read more “ST 4337 (Sun 12 July) – Parabollocks”

Solving time: 5:16 Like England’s bowling, this was not too challenging with lots of easy ones to get you going and nothing likely to catch you out. The clues were generally good though. * = … Read more “ST 4336 (Sun 5 Jul) – Ashes to Ashes”

I was interrupted when solving this so didn’t record a time but I think it would have been fairly quick as most of the puzzle was on the easy side. This was partly due to … Read more “ST 4334 (Sun 21 Jun) – Hail Mary”

Solving time: 4:19 Nothing too difficult here but some very good clues – one of the best puzzles for a while, I thought, the error at 21ac excepted. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like … Read more “ST 4333 (Sun 14 Jun) – Infra digs”

Solving time: 6:10 A pretty good puzzle without too many quibbles, although 17ac confuses me and I may have got the wrong answer. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 CORNETTIST; (RENT … Read more “ST 4332 (Sun 7 Jun) – 17A of vitroil”

Solving time: 10:15 Not one for the purists this week but nothing too outrageous. I think there might be a misprint in 16dn but it may just be a meaning of the word (PORTFOLIO) with … Read more “ST 4330 (Sun 24 May) – Case study”

Solving time: several days. Most of this fell out quickly but I couldn’t get 27ac (PHILTRE) or 22dn (PROPER) in the solving window available and meant to come back to them later, but forgot. As … Read more “ST 4329 (Sun 17 May) – Philtre trip”

Solving time: 8:25 Not the best puzzle this week with lots of loose clues and crosswordese. I have queries at 13ac, 19dn and 21dn. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 INHERITANCE; … Read more “ST 4328 (Sun 10 May) – Antiestablishmentarianism”

Solving time: 2:56, one mistake A very careless error at 26ac notwithstanding, this was mostly very straightforward although several clues were dubious. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW; (SUTHERLAND + … Read more “ST 4327 (Sun 3 May) – More haste”

Solving time: 8:20 This puzzle had a hard act to follow after last week’s excellence, but it stepped up to the plate – generally accurate, albeit with a few ST-isms, some good clues and no … Read more “ST 4326 (Sun 26th April) – Attention: theca”