A whisker over half an hour for me to finish this ostensibly straightforward (but inwardly quite devious) puzzle. The southeast corner fell quickly, followed by the northeast, then the southwest, and then finally it was … Read more “Times 25,866: I Favour That Remark”
Author: Verlaine
Times 25,854 – Here Come The Warm Jets
Good morning! Nowhere halfway across the country/world for me to be this afternoon, so I thought I’d get up at 5.30 to have a relaxing go at the print version of the crossword over a … Read more “Times 25,854 – Here Come The Warm Jets”
Times 25,842: A Maggot-Minded, Starved, Fanatic Crew
Hello again puzzling friends! I’m afraid to say that I find myself once again UP AGAINST IT, being off to sample the delights of the Latitude Festival in lovely Southwold, Suffolk in the very near … Read more “Times 25,842: A Maggot-Minded, Starved, Fanatic Crew”
Times 25830 – Won’t Get Rawed Again
A perforce abbreviated blog from me this morning – am flying out to New York later today, and it wouldn’t do to forget to pack my passport due to spending too much time pontificating over … Read more “Times 25830 – Won’t Get Rawed Again”
Times 25818 – Bring The Jubilee
Hello again, it’s good to be back. I must first apologise for my no-show two weeks ago today: I happened to be in a hotel room in Berlin, and was quite looking forward to getting … Read more “Times 25818 – Bring The Jubilee”
Times 25794 – Mincing Clues Not Words
Hello solvers, and thank you for this opportunity to fill out the ranks of such an august blog. As an old 7D with occasional 12A delusions usually thwarted by a tendency towards 10A, I was … Read more “Times 25794 – Mincing Clues Not Words”