Thank you to Peter for taking the register, I am here now, courtesy of a coffee shop in Skipton, having a break from walking up hill and down dale. Glad to find that today’s puzzle … Read more “Times 24331 – Another Fine Mess”
Author: topicaltim
Times 24,319
12 minutes today, so significantly easier than recent puzzles on my watch, in my opinion at least. Perfectly respectable without being anything special (he said, trying not to damn with faint praise…) Across 1 PRINCEDOMS … Read more “Times 24,319”
Times 24,307
18 minutes today, so for the second consecutive blog, this wasn’t necessarily the most difficult puzzle, but was again one of the more inventive efforts of recent times. At the risk of re-opening the debate … Read more “Times 24,307”
Times Jumbo 827 – Get Weaving!
The usual Jumbo rubric: as the solution is available alongside (or indeed before) the blog, comment is confined only to references that might remain obscure to overseas / inexperienced solvers even with the answer visible, … Read more “Times Jumbo 827 – Get Weaving!”
Times 24,295 – Old and New
21 minutes today, a time which on the surface suggests a puzzle of merely average difficulty; however, it was actually a combination of some pretty straightforward clueing (including some very hoary old wordplay amongst the … Read more “Times 24,295 – Old and New”
Times 24,283
26 minutes this morning, which in my world translates as “really quite tricky”, and I use the word ‘tricky’ in a complimentary way: the hold-ups stemmed mostly from well-disguised definitions. While some knowledge of grammar … Read more “Times 24,283”
Times Jumbo 822 (Sat Jun 27th)
The usual Jumbo rubric: as the solution is available alongside (or indeed before) the blog, comment is confined only to references that might remain obscure to overseas / inexperienced solvers even with the answer visible, … Read more “Times Jumbo 822 (Sat Jun 27th)”
Times 24,271 – King of the who?
22 minutes this morning, which put this into the category of “slightly harder than average” for me. Some clever wordplay which had me slapping my head in one particular “D’oh!” moment. Also, some fairly good … Read more “Times 24,271 – King of the who?”
Times 24,259 – He’s Not the Messiah, He’s a Very Naughty Boy
A straightforward 15 minute solve for me, with some nice touches. Q0-E7-D4 Across 1 SHOPPING – S(ales) + HOP(P)ING. 6 ABJECT – AB + (C)irca in JET. 9 WARDOUR STREET – (DRAW)*+ OUR + (SETTER)*; … Read more “Times 24,259 – He’s Not the Messiah, He’s a Very Naughty Boy”
Times 24,247 – Killer on the Loose?
Very similar to my last blogged puzzle – solving time a solid 15 minutes, with a handful of solutions where I wasn’t 100% certain of answers from prior knowledge of the word, but satisfied I … Read more “Times 24,247 – Killer on the Loose?”