Author: vinyl1

Solving time: 34 minutes Music: Gene Ammons, Boss Tenor I have to admit, this puzzle was a bit on the strange side. While most of the clues were routine, and a few were even chestnuts, … Read more “Times 26671 – Well, “crossword” didn’t fit….”

Solving time: 14 minutes Music: Shostakovich, Symphony #11, Berglund/BournemouthSO I could hardly believe my time for this puzzle, as one clue after another fell with minimal effort. The one answer that should have given me … Read more “Times 26659 – The need for speed….”

Solving time: 24 minutes Music: Grieg, Piano Concerto, Rubinstein/Wallenstein When I first ran through the clues of this puzzle, I thought I was in for a tough time. I could not see a single answer … Read more “Times 26647 – Whatever letters are left….”

Solving time: 71 minutes Music: Allen Pettersson, Symphony #6 After solving the Quickie in a little more than 7 minutes, I thought I was a hot solver – then the main puzzle came along. This … Read more “Times 26635 – The slowie”

Solving time: 32 minutes Music: Bach, Cello Suite #3, Harnoncourt At first I thought this was going to be easy, as my first few answers were write-ins. Then I got stuck for a while, and … Read more “Times 26623 – William Bradford needed one!”

Solving time: 24 minutes Music: Glazunov, Symphony #3, Fedoseyev/Moscow Radio Symphony I thought this was going to be a really easy puzzle, as I raced through the top half, only to lose my groove as … Read more “Times 26611 – Let there be music!”

Solving time: 83 minutes Music: None, the records and the stereo are packed I can’t really say I was on the wavelength. This is one of the sort of puzzles where if you happen to … Read more “Times 26599 – Not my favorite chewing gum….but chewy!”

Solving time: 50 minutes Music: Old Blind Dogs, Wherever Yet May Be I encountered a number of problems with this one. While I was nearly finished in 15 minutes, the remaining clues proved quite elusive. … Read more “Times 26587 – Or maybe lose some….”

Solving time: 38 minutes Music: Shostakovich, Symphony #11, Stokowski/Houston Symphony I thought this was going to be an easy one, as I raced through the top half, only to get rather stuck on the bottom. … Read more “Times 26575 – Drinks and canapes at four”

Solving time: About 20 minutes, but one error Music: None, back in Connecticut Well, we are back on schedule over here. This puzzle started off very easy indeed, but because more difficult as I got … Read more “Times 26563 – My EST biff-fest”