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”
Author: ulaca
Times 25910 – Who needs Gibraltar?
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?”
Times 25898 – Lord of Los Rings?
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?”
Times 25880 – Patristic Potpourri
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”
Times 25874 – Classical Cruising
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”
Times 25869 – Jimbo Woz ’Ere!
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!”
Times 25862 – Nothing much in the corridor of uncertainty
A slight delay in posting this which I blame on the goings-on at Valhalla. Some nice touches in this puzzle, but overall a typical Monday offering to ease us into the week. In this respect, … Read more “Times 25862 – Nothing much in the corridor of uncertainty”
Times 25850 – Biological charades
31 minutes for a very nice Monday offering with just enough to keep the seasoned solver honest. When was the last time a puzzle had five hyphenated double-word clues, all in the acrosses? Oh, and … Read more “Times 25850 – Biological charades”
Times 25844 – ‘O, had I but followed the arts!’
A 30-minute solve to start the week, with just enough obscure vocab and ancient references to give the grey cells a good workout. Not a scientist in sight, but a golfing reference to welcome our … Read more “Times 25844 – ‘O, had I but followed the arts!’”
Times 25832 – Expect Records to Tumble
This was perhaps the easiest daily crossword I have ever done, and certainly the easiest since I started blogging nearly two years ago. I expect a lot of fast times, several PBs and not a … Read more “Times 25832 – Expect Records to Tumble”