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!”
Author: vinyl1
Times 27403 – Back to the Ormond Hotel!
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!”
Times 27391 – Topic 12TS298
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”
Times 27379 – Citrus deluxe!
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!”
Times 27367 – Lenehan again
Time: 19 minutesMusic: Bruckner, Symphony 4, Mehta/LAPO Another easy Monday, although without the chestnuts. If you deploy stock cryptic elements as directed, you will arrive at the answer quite quickly. So, although not a hard … Read more “Times 27367 – Lenehan again”
Times 27355 – “…to know which way the wind blows”
Time:14 minutesMusic: Wagner: Tannhauser Overture and Venusberg Music, Reiner/Chicago We’re certainly back to an easy Monday here, with nearly a record time for me. The puzzle was eminently biffable, and I certainly biffed away. I … Read more “Times 27355 – “…to know which way the wind blows””
A brief announcement
The incorrect solution for Monday’s Quickie on the Times and Crossword Club sites has now been corrected. For those who didn’t solve it, the incorrect solution had four answers in the wrong places, resulting in … Read more “A brief announcement”
Times 27343 – Sounds good!
Time: 49 minutesMusic: Richard Thompson, Live in Austin However, since I’m trying to lose weight, I’m not sure the Wensleydale and the yard of ale are advisable. Well, maybe if it’s Samuel Smith Nut Brown … Read more “Times 27343 – Sounds good!”
Times 27331 – My tenth anniversary blog!
Time: 34 minutesMusic: Berlioz, Harold in Italy, Menuhim/Davis. Yes, my very first blog for Times for the Times was that of April 20, 2009, which is still available in the archives. I got the assignment … Read more “Times 27331 – My tenth anniversary blog!”
Times 27319 – Don’t Bogart that clue, my friend….
Time: 52 minutesMusic: Mingus Ah Um I suspect this puzzle was a bit difficult. I haven’t checked the NITCH yet, but the beautifully smooth clues and the well-hidden literals made it difficult to get a … Read more “Times 27319 – Don’t Bogart that clue, my friend….”