I nodded off and took a phone call during this one, but the fact remains that it was harder than your average Monday and will, I can confidently predict, have nudged Keriothe’s Monday graph a … Read more “Times 26701 – Right up Fry’s Alley?”
Author: ulaca
Times 26683 – Done Like a Kipper
I had all bar three (19, 20, 25) done in less than 13 minutes (or thought I had), but then took ages to finish that corner off, only to find on submission (on the Times … Read more “Times 26683 – Done Like a Kipper”
Times 26677 – Half a Dozen Chappies Looking for an Emperor
A very pleasant Monday offering with a smattering of European clues with the potential to stretch the grey matter of those who cry with Aguecheek that they wish they had followed the arts! My favourite … Read more “Times 26677 – Half a Dozen Chappies Looking for an Emperor”
Times 26,665 – I’ll Take the Fifth
The latest in a run of pretty straightforward Monday puzzles, this crossword is distinguished for me more by its quirkiness in cluing rather than anything else. A swift 16 minutes for me – the Usain … Read more “Times 26,665 – I’ll Take the Fifth”
Times 26653 – Braying Blumenthals
I thought this was a very pleasant little number, which I completed in 24 minutes with the unseen but immanent assistance of Hilarius of Poitiers, as I semi-biffed my last one, the plant at 9 … Read more “Times 26653 – Braying Blumenthals”
Times 26641 – A Sting in the Tell
A gentle start to the week, albeit with a bit of a teaser at 14 across, a potential incubus to those of our community who suffer from vocalophobia (fear of vowels). The company I used … Read more “Times 26641 – A Sting in the Tell”
Times 26,629 – Where there’s a Will there’s a neigh?
I snuck under the half hour on this puzzle with a scintilla of a Shakespearean theme, which is always pleasing for a non-Olympian type such as I. The right-hand side yielded its secrets first, including … Read more “Times 26,629 – Where there’s a Will there’s a neigh?”
Times 26605 – Like a Lambda to the Slaughter
I ended the old year as I mean to carry on in the new one, cheating like a proverbial on this to finish in a half decent time. It seems like my new year’s resolution … Read more “Times 26605 – Like a Lambda to the Slaughter”
Times 26593 – Not one for the Morninke?
A dodgy dog, a strange fish, a couple of sea-captains and one of the most epochal sea-battles of all time. What more can a solver ask for on the penultimate Monday before Christmas? ACROSS 1. … Read more “Times 26593 – Not one for the Morninke?”
Times 26569 – Boldly going…
Finally, after many a near thing and one unfortunate crash-landing, the time machine is safely in my possession. And what a work of art it is! I hope you will indulge me as I describe … Read more “Times 26569 – Boldly going…”