Time: 35 minutesMusic: Mingus Ah Um This one was a bit of a biff-fest, as some of the wordplay was rather questionable and many of the answers were quite obvious. There are a number of … Read more “Times 27163 – All you ever get from me!”
Author: vinyl1
Times 27151 – A dragonfly flew by, perhaps….
Time: 63 minutesMusic: Magic Lady, Mandy Morton and the Spriguns Yes, a bit of a shock for a Monday puzzle. This should not really have been as difficult as I made it, but the general … Read more “Times 27151 – A dragonfly flew by, perhaps….”
Times Quick Cryptic 1181 by Des
As you can see, I am your blogger tonight, substituting for ChrisW91, who is off on a cruise of the Baltic. This is certainly a well-deserved vacation, as the job of a once-a-week blogger is … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1181 by Des”
Times 27139 – Weakness? What weakness?
Time: 45 minutesMusic: Stan Getz, Sweet Rain My time may not seem that great, but my last 30 minutes were spent on a single clue. If I had happened to see it right away, then … Read more “Times 27139 – Weakness? What weakness?”
Times 27127 – Syracuse, not Thebes
Time: 30 minutes, more or less, interrupted by a phone call from my brotherMusic: Stan Getz, Reflections I just happened to notice that this was a Bank Holiday puzzle, and was fearing the worst. Fortunately, … Read more “Times 27127 – Syracuse, not Thebes”
Times 27115 – “Fifteen minutes can save you….
Time: 37 minutesMusic: Mozart, Piano Sonatas, Christopher Eschenbach Good evening, fellow solvers. The blog is a bit late tonight, as I was involved in watching the final major of the year on TV, which is … Read more “Times 27115 – “Fifteen minutes can save you….”
Times 27103 – From chemistry to drama?
Time: 50 minutesMusic: Shostakovich Symphony 10, Karajan/BPO I was definitely not on the wavelength and really struggled. While the Snitch seems to indicate that this puzzle was somewhat harder than average, it should not have … Read more “Times 27103 – From chemistry to drama?”
Times 27091 – “All your cares, Now they seem, Oh so far away….”
Time: 29 minutesMusic: Schubert, Symphony #9, Krips/LSO Not too hard a puzzle, but not for beginners. Experienced solvers will be well aware of words such as ‘palimpsest’ and ‘thimblerig’ from past experience, and I … Read more “Times 27091 – “All your cares, Now they seem, Oh so far away….””
Times 27079 – No politics please, we’re British!
Time: 29 minutesMusic: Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night’s Dream Music, Previn/LSO I vaguely felt that this was a little more difficult than usual for a Monday, without being able to point to anything particularly obscure. The Snitch … Read more “Times 27079 – No politics please, we’re British!”
Times 27067 – The avenue of penitence..67
Time: 39 MinutesMusic: Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On I found this puzzle a bit more difficult than one might expect, but maybe that’s just me. I had particular trouble with ‘to the life’, which doesn’t … Read more “Times 27067 – The avenue of penitence..67”