Time: 29 minutesMusic: Balakiriv, Tamar, Svetlanov/USSR Symphony I had a tough time getting started tonight, and read through nearly all the clues before solving a single one. However, once I had three crossing letters, I … Read more “Times 27859 – Missing a bicycle?”
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Mephisto 3146 – He’s ready for take-off….
I didn’t get on that well in this one, as there were a few clues that gave me a lot of difficulty – and in fact, there are one or two I still can’t explain. … Read more “Mephisto 3146 – He’s ready for take-off….”
Times 27847 – Mad Plan leads to Nervous Antelope
Time: 20 minutesMusic: Holst, The Planets, Previn/LSO We’re back to a typical Monday, as I trotted through in 20 minutes with scarcely a pause….except to erase answers I had put in the completely wrong place: … Read more “Times 27847 – Mad Plan leads to Nervous Antelope”
Mephisto 3144 – Not quite a pangram!
This was a good one from Paul McKenna, parts of which might prove a bit difficult for some. I had a pretty good solve, except towards the end, where there were one or two clues … Read more “Mephisto 3144 – Not quite a pangram!”
Times 27835 – Or the Insular Ionan?
Time: 29 minutesMusic: Ravel, Piano Music, Gieseking This was not quite an easy Monday, but none of the answers were that obscure, and the literals were pretty obvious. Experienced solvers will probably zip through in … Read more “Times 27835 – Or the Insular Ionan?”
Mephisto 3142 – Leading to limosis, perhaps…..
Either I am getting better, or this was but a moderate Mephisto. While it did take a while, I was frequently annoyed with myself for having missed an obvious solution, or failing to biff a … Read more “Mephisto 3142 – Leading to limosis, perhaps…..”
The Online Crosswords Championship – Second Try
As many of you have discovered, the Times Crossword Championships did not come off this morning due to various problems. The Championship has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, November 22 at 10:30 GMT. Please use … Read more “The Online Crosswords Championship – Second Try”
The Online Crosswords Championship
Well, we are nearly there. For the first time, those who can’t make it to London will be able to try their skills against the best solvers in the world, even if they have to … Read more “The Online Crosswords Championship”
Times 27823 – Shelter from the storm
Time: 19 minutesMusic: Burning Spear, Live in Paris 1988 Easy Monday remains with us, if you are willing to trust the cryptics and look up the words you don’t know later. You don’t need to … Read more “Times 27823 – Shelter from the storm”
Mephisto 3140 – Parlez-vous francais?
Rather an easy Mephisto, where I was only held back by not dropping wrong theories quickly enough. Even the answers were not very startling, although I was a bit taken aback by chapess. Anta and … Read more “Mephisto 3140 – Parlez-vous francais?”