Author: vinyl1

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’…..”

Solving time: 22 minutes Music: Niamh Parsons, Blackbirds and Thrushes Tonight, I went for a good time and a quick solve, and got one. More than half the answers were put in from the literals, … Read more “Times 25557 – A genial social game of…..”

Solving time: 35 minutes Music: Old Blind Dogs, Wherever Yet may Be A typically moderate Monday puzzle that I made relatively quick work of, being in a bit of a hurry to catch up after … Read more “Times 25545 – Yes, 1 across sums it up nicely”

Solving time: 65 minutes elapsed, about 30 solving Golf: 5-hole playoff in Iowa I’m making a bonus appearance tonight as a substitute for Ulaca, who is traveling this week. Usually, when I get a puzzle … Read more “Times 25527 – Maybe you do need a weatherman….”

Solving time: 21 minutes Music: Brahms, Symphony #1, Furtwangler/VPO. Watching the golf on TV, I nearly forgot to do the puzzle. Fortunately, it proved to be a no-brainer, at least for experienced solvers. I only … Read more “Times 25521 – That doctor I never liked….what was his name again?”

Solving time: 29 minutes Music: Eric Clapton, Unplugged This should be pretty easy for most solvers, unless there is something crucial that you just don’t know. Fortunately, the definitions and the cryptics are pretty straightforward, … Read more “Times 25509 – Comparisons are….”