Author: vinyl1

Solving time: 27 minutes Music: Bax, Symphony #7, Leppard/LPO This puzzle should not have been difficult, provided you have the required general knowledge in your brain. Birds, plants? This will not make some solvers happy. … Read more “Times 25808 – Did this one give you fits? Keep fitting!”

Solving time: 40 minutes, somewhat interrupted Music: None, The Player’s on TV due to rain delay If you are an experienced solver, this puzzle will be right up your alley – you’re the kind of … Read more “Times 25784 – Now when will that qualifying puzzle appear?”

Solving time: 55 minutes Music: None available Once again, I am attempting to solve a holiday puzzle in the wilds of Connecticut, with nary a reference book to be had. Fortunately, I was able to … Read more “Times 25766 – This blog is bought to you by…..”

Solving time: 65 minutes Music: Malcolm Arnold, Symphony #2 and Eight English Dances, Groves/Bournemouth Symphony My time was probably not that great, and I did have all but two answers inside of 45 minutes. I … Read more “Times 25760 – Advantage UK!”

Solving time: 38 minutes Music: Chopin, Mazurkas, Michelangeli This was a medium-difficulty puzzle, where I was greatly aided by being able to get some of the long ones relatively early on. For me, 2 was … Read more “Times 25748 – And a warm welcome to the return of BST!”

Solving time: 42 minutes Music: Viotti, Violin Concerto #22, Grumiaux/de Waart/Concertgebouw This was annoyingly difficult for an 8 PM puzzle, which only happens once on a blogging day this spring. By the time I return, … Read more “Times 25736 – Picture a card game coming down the path…..”

Solving time: 11 minutes Music: Finzi – A Severn Rhapsody, Introit, Nocture, Prelude, Three Soliloquies, Romance, The Fall of the Leaf, Boult/LSO Please take note of today’s musical program. Excuses will no longer be accepted! … Read more “Times 25724 – Love is just a one-letter word”

Solving time: 19 minutes Music: Brahms, Piano Quintet, Richter/Borodin Quartet This is just about as fast as I can do a puzzle. I was looking for an easy one, having been delayed a little by … Read more “Times 25712 – In which I get in for an answer”

Solving time: 35 minutes Music: Joni Mitchell, Miles of Aisles An easy puzzle with a sting in the tail, I’m afraid. While our Dorset correspondent likes to complain of obscure poets, I am usually stuck … Read more “Times 25700 – Oh, MOMA!”

Solving time: 51 minutes Music: Chopin, Ballades, Arrau As you can see, this one gave me a little trouble. I had most of it filled in after 25 minutes, but two of the corners proved … Read more “Times 25688 – A bargain at half the price!”