Author: ulaca

Lots of deletion clues detract a bit from the overall effect, perhaps, but all in all fine Thunderer fare.

Nice to see a Classical clue to slow down the Bletchley Parkers. More of the same, please, setter! 

Around 20 minutes for all bar 15 down, where I had to look up the solution, despite having the first five letters

This is rather harder than your average Monday, my time of 31:50, however, being inflated by some careless biffing at 1 down.

An easy one today – even by Monday standards.

There were certainly some tricky pieces of vocab here, but that apart it was pretty much a glorified quickie.

No fewer than five, perhaps, six, cryptic definitions (of varying efficacy) make this quirky piece more difficult than your average Monday fare.

This was your friendly Monday offering, with a token unknown word thrown in, but so generously clued that it’s unlikely to stymie too many seasoned solvers.

Welcome from Tasmania, where the wife and I have wended our way after a couple of days watching the tennis in Rod Laver Arena. This was a pretty regular offering for a Monday, I thought, … Read more “Times 28513 – Of thrones, dominations and principalities”

Some quirky clues and a bit of recondite vocab characterise this Monday offering, and mark it out from typical week-opening fare.