Author: vinyl1

Time: 66 minutesMusic: Oliver Nelson, Blues and the Abstract Truth I don’t know about you, but I found this very clever and very tough.   If you don’t pay careful attention to the cryptics, you won’t … Read more “Times 27487 – A Picasso in the works!”

Time: 42 minutesMusic: Don Giovanni Highlights, Klemperer EMI This one should have been easy, and I definitely made a mess of it.   Besides not being very good with wines, I penciled in several dividing lines … Read more “Times 27475 – A bit on the cool side?”

Time: 27 minutesMusic: Shostakovich, Symphony 15, Ormandy/Philadephia I didn’t think I would do very well, as I was quite worn out after playing 18 holes of golf for the first time in ten years – … Read more “Times 27463 – If the clue fits….”

Time: 65 minutesMusic: Ravel, Daphnis and Chloe, Cluytens/ I definitely picked the wrong puzzle for being way off the wavelength, struggling over even the chestnut clues like ‘dogma’, ‘epigram’, and ‘rapid’.     This one was … Read more “Times 27451 – Rather meaty, actually”

Time: About 30 minutesMusic: Bizet, Carmen Suites, Markevitch/Lamoureux My time is uncertain because my solve was interrupted by a phone call from my niece.   As usually happens, when I returned to the puzzle, some of … Read more “Times 27439 – In the beginning was the word…..”

Music: Bach Violin Concerto #2, Gidon KremerTime: 25 minutes Another easy Monday – if you have a lot of obscure knowledge sitting in your brain, that is!   If you don’t, you may have to either … Read more “Times 27427 – ‘Til the girls go home”

Time: 39 minutes Music: Rawsthorne, Clarinet Concerto, Thea King I proceeded rapidly through this easy Monday puzzle – for a while.   Then I discovered that after solving most of the clues, I was left with … Read more “Times 27415 – Peanuts and a prize!”

Time: 75 minutesMusic: Art Farmer, Foolish Memories As you can imagine, I was not exactly on the wavelength here.   In fact, when I finished, I was surprised I had only taken 75 minutes – it … Read more “Times 27403 – Back to the Ormond Hotel!”

Time: 20 minutesMusic: Dexter Gordon, Doin’ Alright We’re definitely back to easy Monday here.   Every time I thought I was going to get stuck, I saw another obvious one, so thanks for that.   I have … Read more “Times 27391 – Topic 12TS298”

Time: 28 minutesMusic: Dvorak, Symphony 7, Davis/LSO This is a fairly easy Monday puzzle, well-suited to biffing.   As I begin to write the blog, I have parsed fewer than half the clues, but I can … Read more “Times 27379 – Citrus deluxe!”