Author: topicaltim

I solved this late last night but couldn’t muster the energy to blog until I’d had a night’s sleep. Going back to check the leaderboard now, I can follow modern management practice: conduct a 360 … Read more “Times 26,150”

After we were eased into the week with yesterday’s puzzle, today’s didn’t require any greater stretching of the little grey cells. I think most people would like a little more challenge in the daily cryptic, … Read more “Times 26,138”

Morning, all. I solved this when I got in late last night, but felt too tired to stay up and blog it. That means I can now see how my overnight time compared to others … Read more “Times 26,126”

So after the excitement of a fortnight ago, we are back to normal. Wrestling with a real toughie is invigorating, but it makes a blogger’s life much simpler if their allotted puzzle is a nicely … Read more “Times 26,114”

I’ve never complained about it, but my alternate Tuesdays are normally pretty run-of-the-mill, and I can’t remember the last time I had a puzzle which really stood out for any reason, good or bad. Not … Read more “Times 26,102”

Clock stopped at 11:28, which included, as behooves all responsible bloggers, a certain amount of time spent parsing a few of those “well I know what it has to be, but should probably make sure … Read more “Times 26,090”

Clock stopped at 12:20 for a puzzle where the wordplay was very accurate, and the required knowledge fell comfortably within my compass – some religious studies, a bit of classics, the usual sport, and no … Read more “Times 26,078”