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”
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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”
Times 25730 – Carry On, Sister!
41 minutes, finishing, unusually, with two multi-word answers, both of which were very good. A very nice offering from Jeff Pearce yesterday for those who may have missed it. Oops, I got one (down) wrong. … Read more “Times 25730 – Carry On, Sister!”
Times 25718 – Ever increasing circles?
36 minutes, but one wrong (D’oh!). The left hand went in quite smartly, the right rather more slowly. An enjoyable start to the week, on a par in terms of difficulty with yesterday’s mild Dean … Read more “Times 25718 – Ever increasing circles?”
Times 25706 – One from the Nursery Slopes
Definitely one for the first-time snowboarder rather than the triple-corking slopestyler. I was only taken over the 20-minute mark by having too much knowledge at 1dn. A first time for everything…21 minutes. Across 1 DIATRIBE … Read more “Times 25706 – One from the Nursery Slopes”