Author: vinyl1

Solving time: 26 minutes Music: Beethoven, Piano Concerto #5, Curzon/Knappertsbusch/VPO After spending a wonderful afternoon listening to rare records on a system that costs more than a new Ferrari, I came home for a quick … Read more “Times 26323 – Two English golfers”

Solving time: 19 minutes Music: Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky, Schippers/NYP I considered continuing to watch the golf, and not posting a time for this one. However, I decided to turn off the TV and tackle the … Read more “Time 26311 – The Steelers lost… so who won?”

Solving time: 26 minutes Music: Beethoven, Kreutzer and Spring Sonatas, Rubinstein/Szerying I thought I was in for a quick solve when I put in the first five at sight, starting at 1 across. While I … Read more “Times 26299 – The emperor will continue to sleep without a sign!”

Solving time: 82 minutes Music: Beethoven, Symphony #3, Jochum/LSO I suppose I wasn’t on the wavelength. That’s the only possible explanation, as I consistently misunderstood every clue offered. I’m lucky I didn’t end up with … Read more “Times 26287 – Well, I solved it, so there….”

Solving time: 21 minutes Music: Rimsky-Korsakov, Scherezade, Beecham/RPO This was an embarrassing time for such an easy puzzle, but I raced through three-quarters of it in about ten minutes only to come to a most … Read more “Times 26269 – The Lady of the Lake”

I am not available for this blog due to a personal emergency. I have asked Ulaca by email to post the blog, so he should do so. If the blog does not appear as expected, … Read more “Times 26263 – Not available”

Solving time: 41 minutes Music: Schubert, Piano Sonatas, Kempff I spent most of the day, on and off, trying to solve Saturday’s rather difficult offering. So I was hoping for a nice easy Monday puzzle, … Read more “Times 26251 – Slippery in places”

Solving time: 33 minutes Music: Wagner, Die Walküre Act III, Furtwängler/VPO It took a few minutes to get started, as I ended up having to begin operations in the bottom half, but I soon got … Read more “Times 26239 – A day at the races? Just the opposite!”

Solving time: 41 minutes Music: Shostakovich, Symphony #5, Freccia/ I was afraid I was losing my touch, not solving much for the past three weeks, and this puzzle seemed to confirm my fears. All the … Read more “Times 26227 – Last call for ‘E’”

Solving time: 22 minutes Music: Sibelius, Symphony #2, Solti/LSO This is my third consecutive weekly appearance, owing to a complicated swap with Ulaca the details of which I have quite forgotten. However, contrary to what … Read more “Times 26203 – Yes, definitely something to crow about!”