Time: 20 minutesMusic: Kempf, Beethoven Piano Sonatas We are pretty much back to easy Monday here, as I trotted through this puzzle at a fairly easy pace. Only fleuron gave me pause – is that … Read more “Times 28135 – Erica lingers on….where?”
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Times 28133 – I got it all backwards!
Time: 52 minutesMusic: Sibelius: Four Legends, Gothenburg Symphony, Jarvi I was not very much on the wavelength, but fortunately had enough UK knowledge to biff payslip and see what was going on with the Norfolk … Read more “Times 28133 – I got it all backwards!”
Quick Cryptic No 2002 by Pedro
For me, this was a bit of a tricky one, but other solvers seem to have done pretty well. Perhaps I am not on the wavelength? Normally, Pedro is quite an easy setter for me, … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 2002 by Pedro”
Mephisto 3192 – The town of my ancestors
I did solve this in one sitting, but it was a pretty long one, since I went well past midnight on a Saturday night here in the US. A key breakthrough occurred when i rethought … Read more “Mephisto 3192 – The town of my ancestors”
Times 28123 – Russell Oberlin, perhaps?
Time: 31 minutesMusic: Tchaikovsky, Symphony 2, Markevitch/LSO This one was unusually chewy for a Monday, at least for me. While some were write-ins, some were not, and a number of them had to biffed and … Read more “Times 28123 – Russell Oberlin, perhaps?”
Mephisto 3190 – “Only the Esquimaux in his skin canoe….
I wanted to do this in one sitting, and I did. It was a rather long one, and my errroneous anoa made it even longer. Fortunately, I had heard of most of the words, but … Read more “Mephisto 3190 – “Only the Esquimaux in his skin canoe….”
Times 28111 – You can bank on it!
Time: 18 minutesMusic: Sibelius, Symphony 5, Gibson/LSO Easy Monday continues for me, although I can never be sure when I am just on the wavelength. But starting from the first across clue, the answers … Read more “Times 28111 – You can bank on it!”
Mephisto 3188 – Hey, Ron, where are we?
I felt this was a fairly moderate puzzle, but I still picked at it over a couple of days, being rather lazy about the whole thing. A surprising number of the answers are pretty common … Read more “Mephisto 3188 – Hey, Ron, where are we?”
Times 28099 – Hmmm….do I see a dragonfly?
Time: 81 minutesMusic: Beethoven, Symphony 3, Jochum/LSO. As soon as I started this puzzle, I knew I was in trouble. Yes, I could answer some of them, but only because I am an experienced solver … Read more “Times 28099 – Hmmm….do I see a dragonfly?”
Mephisto 3186 – Spring ahead, fall back
I found this one rather tough, but I eventually finished. This was the first time I had used one of Paul’s puns to get an answer, and that proved very helpful in opening up the … Read more “Mephisto 3186 – Spring ahead, fall back”