This medium level puzzle by Robert Teuton was not too difficult to solve, although parsing some of the more difficult clues was another matter. I think I’ve finally got it all, after doing some research.
Author: vinyl1
Times 29515 – All mod cons
This puzzle was pretty easy, typical Monday fare, but there was a sting in the tail that I will deal with in due course. I was more than half done shortly after the seven-minute mark, but the last two took nearly as long.
Mephisto 3422 – Allegro moderato
This was a pleasant puzzle from John Grimshaw, a good challenge but not excessively difficult. There were some good starter clues, such as….
Times 29503 – What we do on Fridays? No.
If you are Quickie solver who wants to move up, this is your chance. This is another mild Monday where experienced solvers will see the answers very quickly.
Mephisto 3420 – The Joke’s on Us
This one was rather straightforward, and didn’t take long. The pun is worse than usual, and wasn’t of any help in solving.
Times 29491 – Kicking myself
This should have been rather easy, but after racing through about two-thirds I became most thoroughly stuck, and could just not see some very simple clues.
Mephisto 3418 – If you are a Kiwi familiar with Scots….
…you might do well. But I found this one rather chewy. While there are a few easy clues to get you started, there is some difficult vocabulary and some tough parsing here.
Times 29479 – Our colleague down under, say
This was not too difficult, only I started a bit too confidently and had to think again. Experienced solvers should find this a typical Monday puzzle.
Mephisto 3416 – Close encounters of the feline kind
This puzzle was surprisingly mild for a John Grimshaw, and was able to answer a number of the clues without consulting my Chambers.
Times Cryptic 29467 – Done and dusted
I’m in a bit of rush tonight, so I wanted a quick solve. That didn’t quite work out, as I solved rapidly for a while and then got thoroughly stuck.