Author: ulaca

With some relatively obscure vocab and some tricky wordplay – on one occasion coinciding in the same clue – this was definitely on the tricky side for a Monday. I was already struggling when I … Read more “Times 28129 – League of Nations?”

Thanks all for your patience. I’ve been travelling around within Hong Kong a fair bit over the weekend and have only just returned to our retirement nest on the beautiful island of Cheung Chau. Crossword-wise, … Read more “Times 28117 – no caparison”

I thought this crossword was fun, quirky, not too easy and a little left-field. Several words which are more familiar with other meanings, and one word which could probably stand as a shibboleth test to … Read more “Times 28105 – Blood! Death! War! Rumpy-pumpy!”

What a weekend of sport it was! For me, disappointment followed disappointment, as Europe was handed a lesson in the Ryder Cup set in one of the scarier states of old US of A, and … Read more “Times 28093 – Racing Demons”

Born in Canada to a Romanian dad and a Chinese mum, Emma Radacanu is as British as you can get, and I would like to dedicate this blog to her fabulous run to the US … Read more “Times 28081 – I’ll have whatever Emma’s having”

I am a little dischuffed, alas. It was tough enough not having the crossword code, since I am using my daughter’s boyfriend’s PC and keyboard, which is for good measure set up in Spanish. It … Read more “Times 28069”

Well, another pretty easy one on my watch. I romped home in 17:24, but that time will be made to look like Dom Sibley trying to bat compared with some of the speed merchants around … Read more “Times 28057 – Sage and Oregon”

Yes, I cocked up here spectacularly in a way that would have led Rassie Erasmus to launch a 2-hr Vimeo rant. How embarrassing to learn that I was dumber than I thought – well beyond … Read more “Times 28045 – What an Idiat!”

27 minutes for me, so according to my internal Witchometer, a tad tougher than the average Monday. A nice mixture of sciency stuff, marine biology, horticulture, history, linguistics and Classics. Who needs a GK crossword … Read more “Times 28033 – All Greek to me”

I enjoyed this puzzle immensely, referencing as it did two of my favourite songs, one of which did double duty by prompting me to get the sciency clue without having to bother about what it … Read more “Times 28021 – The cold in the cooler will get hotter as a rule-r”