Author: ulaca

I found this a little chewy for a Monday, though by no means difficult. If difficult is what you are looking for, try Picaroon’s excellent Guardian prize puzzle. (Saturday’s Times was pretty decent too.) 34 … Read more “Times 25946 – I Guess That’s Why they Call it the Blues”

As easy as it gets [on edit – for me – I seem to have been in the zone today like that bloke who tonked the Aussies about for the world’s fastest ton]. 15 minutes. … Read more “Times 25934 – Everything’s bottoms, isn’t it?”

A nice warm-down for those competing at the championships on Saturday, with no need for arcane knowledge or familiarity with Gerry Anderson characters. 26 minutes. ACROSS 1. SUPERB – UP (‘on horseback’ – if it’s … Read more “Times 25922 – Pole Dancing with the Inland Revenue”

This was gentilisimo. I’m expecting single-digit scores from those warming up for the champs. 25 minutes para mi. Switching to cose Italiane, it behoves me to affirm that, contrary to indications, Umberto Eco is neither … Read more “Times 25910 – Who needs Gibraltar?”

One or two lesser spotted words in an otherwise friendly Monday offering – a fine example of its type. 31 minutes. In a bit of a rush to get this out, as I need to … Read more “Times 25898 – Lord of Los Rings?”

A bit of a churchy theme for Labor Day in a nod to the Pilgrim Fathers. With Vinyl deep in celebration mode, it has fallen to me to man the barricades today, for a crossword … Read more “Times 25880 – Patristic Potpourri”

A little chewier than your average Monday. I’m a little pressed for time this morning, so this one will be done without recourse to the Internet (including dictionaries) and so may be a tad errant … Read more “Times 25874 – Classical Cruising”

Okay – a nice easy one and a joint blogging effort between Z8, Olivia (making her debut, I think) on the acrosses and me on the downs. Hopefully, our mystery alternative Tuesday blogger will be … Read more “Times 25869 – Jimbo Woz ’Ere!”