My third in a row before my colleague Vinyl takes the helm for the three up to Christmas. This one was as simple as they come – the only unknown for overseas solvers is likely … Read more “Times 25336 No Sweat”
Author: ulaca
Times 25330 Classic, Cryptic and Corny
Two in a row for me, as I will be in England for Christmas – where, incidentally, I hope to meet up with as many solvers and setters as can make it to a pub … Read more “Times 25330 Classic, Cryptic and Corny”
Times 25324 – Cilla Rides Again
Well, this one is definitely not your average Monday offering. Quirky, outrageous in places – notably 25 ac – but always fun even as it flirted with the borders of acceptability. 80 minutes for me, … Read more “Times 25324 – Cilla Rides Again”
Times 25312 Bowling for Coalmine
42 minutes, eight or nine of which were on 25 ac at the end. I found the bottom easier than the top, where I gave myself problems in the NE by chucking in ‘fall’ at … Read more “Times 25312 Bowling for Coalmine”
Times 25300 Verging on the farcical?
A puzzle which was definitely smarter than your average Monday offering, with a word at 4 across that doesn’t even make it into Oxford Dictionaries Online. Lots of good stuff, though, which took me around … Read more “Times 25300 Verging on the farcical?”
Times 25288
A rather more challenging Monday puzzle, highlights of which were an excellent cryptic clue (9) and a weird Gaelic word which did for me (21). 35 minutes for all bar these two, a few more to get … Read more “Times 25288”
Times 25276
This was the latest in a run of easy Monday puzzles – at least on my blogging days. My time could have been down there in Severland but for the SE corner, which stretched things … Read more “Times 25276”
Times 25264
36 minutes. My third blog and the crossword gods are still shining their faces upon me. This was the second simple puzzle in a row (counting yesterday’s, which I did in 20 minutes), and that … Read more “Times 25264”
TIMES 25258
This was a fairly typical Monday offering with enough about it to give pause to all but the most expert solver. I managed it in 45 minutes with one wrong and a bit of a … Read more “TIMES 25258”
Times 25240
Posting this proved a lot more difficult than solving the puzzle, for which I’m very grateful to the setter. Two classical allusions, two very gettable F&B references and possibly the easiest quartet of 3-letter words … Read more “Times 25240”