Another superbly well-crafted puzzle about which, tragically, I have left myself not enough time to wax properly lyrical about this morning! So it’s going to have to be an “over to you lot in the … Read more “Times 26,621: IT Support”
Author: Verlaine
Times 26,615: ★
What a pleasure and privilege to be blogging this superb anniversary-or-thereabouts puzzle, one of the best and hardest to have fallen to me in ages; and it even comes with a Nina, or should I … Read more “Times 26,615: ★”
Times 26,609: Memory of a Free City
A straightforwardish (but entirely solid) puzzle to mark the last Friday of 2016. I did it on a train on the way to a Highgate pub crawl and stopped the timer at 8 minutes 50; … Read more “Times 26,609: Memory of a Free City”
Times 26,603: Lord of the Wrongs
I, and others if the Club Forum is anything to go by, found this quite arduous in places – i.e. exactly what I’m looking for a Friday puzzle, excellent work setter! Of particular difficulty, if … Read more “Times 26,603: Lord of the Wrongs”
Times 26,597: Nothing But A Bunch Of X’s Between One’s Hands
Christmas is coming, the clues are getting fat, please drop a penny in the French poet’s hat. I never have a vast amount of energy the morning after blogging a T(a)L(o)S puzzle – due to … Read more “Times 26,597: Nothing But A Bunch Of X’s Between One’s Hands”
TLS Crossword 1152 by Talos – November 25, 2016: Alans, Poor Yorick
Given that I blog every sixth TLS puzzle, and given that there are four TLS setters working in rotation, it probably makes sense that I would see the same names a lot. And I’m definitely … Read more “TLS Crossword 1152 by Talos – November 25, 2016: Alans, Poor Yorick”
Times 26,591: A Wet Weekend in Wales
A puzzle for which the word that springs to mind is “ingenious”: I found no shortage of toeholds to began my ascent, but then ran into many “how on earth do I get from here … Read more “Times 26,591: A Wet Weekend in Wales”
Times 26,579: Let The Wookiee Win
Running late this morning so it’s a laconic blog you’ll be getting (sounds of cheers from jackkt et al). Did this on paper in an unremarkable, but pleasingly rational, 11:44. At first I thought it … Read more “Times 26,579: Let The Wookiee Win”
Times 26,573: Awesome & Moresome
A rather exemplary puzzle to close out the week, I thought. Consider all the features you may find herein: * Superb cryptic economy, with a many of the clues weighing in at just 3-5 words;* … Read more “Times 26,573: Awesome & Moresome”
Times 26,567: Fairytale Politics
R.I.P. Leonard Cohen, to whom I have a special reason to be thankful because, without having invited Tessa down to Seattle on the “wrong” weekend in 2009 that time, under the pretext of having two … Read more “Times 26,567: Fairytale Politics”