Author: vinyl1

Solving time: 50 minutes Music: None, golf is back on TV Today’s puzzle is a bit difficult for a Monday. There is some clever wordplay that makes it difficult to find the literal, so I … Read more “Times 25676 – Gee, this seems rather familiar…”

Solving time: 23 minutes Music: Carol of Harvest Now here’s a real Monday puzzle; this is about as fast as it gets for me. I just had a little trouble getting a started, but once … Read more “Times 25665 – Little competition for the Turkey”

Solving time: 28 minutes Music: Elvis Costello, Brutal Youth Another easy Monday, I would say. I gained considerable confidence by finishing the Saturday and Sunday puzzles this weekend, so this did not prove to be … Read more “Times 25653 – No mystery in this dance!”

Solving time: 48 minutes Music: Brahms, Double Concerto, Ferras/Tortelier/Kletzki This was a rather frustrating puzzle. Although I was, after a little thought, able to write in the correct answers, many of them came from either … Read more “Times 25641 – Finishing, but not really finishing”

Solving time: 29 minutes Music: Vaughn Williams, Symphony #2, Previn/LSO I had begun to lose faith in my solving ability, after failing to correctly finish about four or five in a row. Fortunately, there’s always … Read more “Times 25635 – It’s STILL not a football team!”

Solving time: 34 minutes Music: Schubert, Impromptus, Kempff This is an average puzzle for a Monday. At first, I thought it was going to be a gallop, as I filled in rather simple clues at … Read more “Times 25617 – Get the bird? Just the opposite, perhaps….”

Solving time: 48 minutes Music: None, golf on TV again I was not giving this puzzle my full attention, as I watched Koepka throw away the chance to win the very first PGA tournament he … Read more “Times 25605 – A groats-worth of wit….”

Solving time: 48 minutes Music: Vaughn Williams, Symphony #6, Boult/LSO This is the sort of puzzle the blogger fears. After reading all the clues, I had not a single answer in the grid. Seven minutes … Read more “Times 25593 – The devil, you say?”

Solving time: 21 minutes Music: Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Colin Davis/LSO …er, me. I thought it was my turn, but somehow I have gotten into my mind the idea that I had blogged last week. A … Read more “Times 25581 – And today’s blogger is….”

Solving time: 65 minutes Music: Old Blind Dogs, Fit! I had all but five in 33 minutes, and all but one in 46, but the last one was a killer. Since I had called my … Read more “Times 25563 – That depends on the meaning of ‘it’…..”