It’s half-term and the kids are plonked open-mouthed and vacant-eyed in front of Q Pootle 5, so I probably out to keep it brief today! Fortunately this was a quick solve, about 10 minutes on … Read more “Times 25,932: Critique of Impure (Reason*)”
Author: Verlaine
Times 25,926: More Haste, Less Speed
Well, after my freak respectable performance last weekend – 9th in the second prelim, 16th in the finals – alright, alright, I’ll stop “casually” mentioning it everywhere I go now – I’ve been trying to … Read more “Times 25,926: More Haste, Less Speed”
Times 25,920: Destroy All Monsters
I stayed up till midnight to get this one polished off – thankfully it was a nice easy one, clocking in at under 7 minutes. I think our esteemed editor is just trying to give … Read more “Times 25,920: Destroy All Monsters”
Times 25,914: The Moaning After
Well, this morning proved a struggle. It was my birthday yesterday and I’m afraid to say that seven drinks at two separate London hostelries last night may have been three or four too many. Bleary … Read more “Times 25,914: The Moaning After”
Times 25, 908: Cruciverbaliferous Trade
Not going to complain about a nice easy puzzle this week – I have two daughters to get dressed, and one to get to school before 9am! I didn’t explicitly time this one, but I … Read more “Times 25, 908: Cruciverbaliferous Trade”
Times 25,902: Roll Out The Bunting
More of an occasion for punting than bunting for me in this heartbreaker: after a speedy start from gimmes like FOI 22d, by ten minutes in I’d filled in all but three or four clues. … Read more “Times 25,902: Roll Out The Bunting”
Times 25,896: You Can’t Derive An “Ough” From An “Is”
A bit of a toughie this week I thought – I forgot it was my morning to blog, in the excitement of checking the Scottish referendum outcome, so started a bit later than usual, and … Read more “Times 25,896: You Can’t Derive An “Ough” From An “Is””
Times 25,890: Revenge of the Monkey Hangers
I don’t mind admitting that I found this a bit of a tricky one, even though I’d possibly seen some of it months before – the perils of being occasionally called upon to test puzzles … Read more “Times 25,890: Revenge of the Monkey Hangers”
Times 25,884: With These Clues, You’re Really Spoiling Us
A fun puzzle this morning, not too difficult – I was able to fill in quite a lot of the top left corner more or less immediately (2D pulling off the impressive feat of being … Read more “Times 25,884: With These Clues, You’re Really Spoiling Us”
Times 25,878: A Patsy Complexion
Really enjoyed this puzzle, which, and I must stress I have no definite knowledge here, seemed to me bear the stylistic hallmarks of our esteemed editor. Whoever the craftsperson responsible, I hope you agreed with … Read more “Times 25,878: A Patsy Complexion”