36’50” for this, which is bang on my own personal NITCH. However, if you were to think that this was my average solving time, you would, I’m afraid, be gravely mistaken, as the SNITCH counts … Read more “Times 27121 – Shakira and Me Ain’t Finished Yet Amigos”
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Times 27109 – Monday Quickie
This really was as easy as it gets, and I would be surprised if there were not a few PBs flying around. There are though four or five place names, so I suppose that if … Read more “Times 27109 – Monday Quickie”
Times 27097 – Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
This bright and breezy, somewhat prototypical Monday offering took me 27 minutes, doing my NITCH no harm at all = not that I care or follow that type of thing very closely at all. Sometimes … Read more “Times 27097 – Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment”
Times 27085 – Coming Home?
25 minutes for this pleasant offering that had some nice misdirection if not too much to frighten the horses. Away we go… ACROSS 1 Approve pub bar’s term for concoction (6-5)RUBBER-STAMP – anagram* of PUB … Read more “Times 27085 – Coming Home?”
Times 27073 – Jumbly polysyllables out the ass
And here we are, fresh from an invigorating trip to Greece, the second part of which was spent on the fair isle of Chios, not a million miles away from the place referenced at 14 … Read more “Times 27073 – Jumbly polysyllables out the ass”
Times 27061 – Eternal summer gilds them yet
By the time you read this (or not), I will be on the first leg of my Greek tour, which starts in the Ionian island of Lefkada before moving to the Aegean island of Chios, … Read more “Times 27061 – Eternal summer gilds them yet”
Times 27049 – The Lord Bless You and Keep You
I was awful slow to get my last three, failing unaccountably to see 22 across, 16 down and 21 down. I thought this was a very nice puzzle – a degree or two harder than … Read more “Times 27049 – The Lord Bless You and Keep You”
Times 27037 – Spooner in the Works
Today’s was very much your average Monday offering – high in entertainment and not too taxing. The lovers of the bodice-ripping Regency tales of Ms Heyer get a clue all to themselves. Most of us … Read more “Times 27037 – Spooner in the Works”
Times 27025 – Lessons to Learn
Today I will be doing something that I have never done in my six years of blogging, namely, offering advice to the setters and the editor. This is something that I am loath to do, … Read more “Times 27025 – Lessons to Learn”
Times 27013 – Peckinpah Meets Coward?
Sorry, owing to a number of unforeseen circumstances that I will not bore you with, I need to do this on the iPad. So, no bells and whistles (or clues), I’m afraid. A little under … Read more “Times 27013 – Peckinpah Meets Coward?”