Author: vinyl1

Time: 18 minutesMusic: Stan Getz, Another World I think it is fair to say that easy Monday is back, although for how long, who knows?   I am glad I caught it, as I had a … Read more “Times 27055 – Songs of shady sisters”

Time: 22 minutesMusic: Chopin, Polonaises, Pollini This was a relatively straightforward Monday puzzle that should not present much difficulty, with a number of chestnuts and clues suitable for the Quickie.   Some may have to retrieve … Read more “Times 27043 – “On my foot!””

Time: 45 minutesMusic: O melhor de João Gilberto I would call this a moderate puzzle for a Monday, but it seems like I was a little slow on some of the clues.   I wasn’t really in … Read more “Times 27031”

Time: 24 minutesMusic: Coltrane, Giant Steps After failing to complete either the Saturday, or the Sunday, or the Guardian Prize, I thought that I was either slipping, or these puzzles were damned hard.   But when … Read more “Times 27019 – The rhythm of fate, or the helpless lion”

Time: 35 minutesMusic: Brahms, Violin Concerto, Kogan/Kondrashin Despite my reasonable time, I suspect this was a difficult puzzle.   There were many obscurities you need to know, especially in the clues where both the literals and … Read more “Times 27007”

Time: 27 minutesMusic: Mingus at Antibes Greetings, all.   I am acting tonight as a last-minute substitute for Ulaca, who is otherwise engaged.  Usually, when you get a puzzle you are not normally scheduled to blog, … Read more “Times 26989 – One of the fifty ways?”

Time: 41 minutesMusic: Stan Getz, Sweet Rain Well, I thought this was going to be a quick one.   I started off at a gallop so to speak, and put in the whole NW corner with … Read more “Times 26983 – “Trains it down on the quarter past…..”

Time: 21 minutesMusic: Handel, Water Music, Hogwood/Academy of Ancient Music An easy puzzle, but one on which I was not quite on the wavelength.   I did manage to biff ‘advowson’ and ‘ostia’, only to get … Read more “Times 26;971 – We like sheep…..”

Time: 20 MinutesMusic: George Lloyd, Symphony #8 I suppose easy Monday is back, provided you are thoroughly familiar with butterflies, Indian religions, and cookery.   If not, you may have to rely on relatively straightforward cryptics … Read more “Times 26959 – A new Olympic sport?”

Time: 43 minutesMusic: Beethoven, Symphony #6, Reiner/Chicago Symphony Well, my time was not that good, and I fumbled over simple clues.   There were some difficult ones, but those were handled with aplomb.  I think I … Read more “Times 26947 – They want to lose?”