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”
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Times 25814 – Young Bears Beware!
32 minutes for this most enjoyable outing, which takes us to the South China Sea and back again with stop-offs in Nottinghamshire, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Greece and North America. We even have a … Read more “Times 25814 – Young Bears Beware!”
Times 25802– The Law and the Prophets
Had to resort to the dreaded aids to finish this one off – I’m putting it down to the jet-lag as it’s not a difficult puzzle. That said, the north-east (taken to include 17ac) has … Read more “Times 25802– The Law and the Prophets”
ST 4591 – Tim Moorey in Gentle Mode
Shelled out 2.50 to get the Sunday Times in order to do the crossword, and pleasant enough it turned out to be, and quick enough to solve to retain some credibility with my wife and … Read more “ST 4591 – Tim Moorey in Gentle Mode”
Times 25790 – On your bike, son!
This was a chewy little number for a Monday, with generally nice clueing mixed with some slightly odd literals and tricky but gettable vocab. 74 minutes for me. Next week, since Vinyl and I are … Read more “Times 25790 – On your bike, son!”
Times 25778 – Slap and Tickle
Not too much to tax the seasoned solver here, but a smattering of Classics and a knotty plant to trip perchance the unwary, and an unusual grid to please the gridologists. A little cricket and … Read more “Times 25778 – Slap and Tickle”
Sunday Times 4587 – Nice and Easy Does It
A group of us are taking over the reins here in the Sunday slot while Dave is convalescing. This is about as close as Dean Mayer gets to a simple puzzle – simple, but elegant … Read more “Sunday Times 4587 – Nice and Easy Does It”
Times 25772 – A Stroll in the Stroller?
A pleasant enough puzzle, but not much more taxing than a Quickie. I never thought I’d be talking about accessible puzzles and Dean Mayer in the same breath, but yesterday’s Sunday Times is another ideal … Read more “Times 25772 – A Stroll in the Stroller?”
Times 25754* – Children of the Universe?
After possibly the oddest clue to appear in the modern era in Dean Mayer’s offering yesterday, this puzzle, my blind-spot at 11 ac notwithstanding, offers a very pleasant start to the week. 44 minutes. * … Read more “Times 25754* – Children of the Universe?”
Times 25742 – Doggy Special
Just snuck under the half hour mark on this pleasant Monday offering. I am still suffering from a lurgy, so this one is done from home on the iPad without my “template”. I hope it … Read more “Times 25742 – Doggy Special”