Solving time: 55 minutes Music: Chopin Mazurkas, Malcuzynski I had most of this done in 20 minutes, and then ran into a wall. There are some clues that I am not sure are entirely fair, … Read more “Times 24336 – OK, boys, time to go back to school!”
Author: vinyl1
Times 24324: Hunting vocabulary, out in India!
Solving time: 48 minutes Music: None, I’m in a remote part of Connecticut for the Labor Day holiday, no vinyl here. I found this a bit on the hard side, and was distracted by my … Read more “Times 24324: Hunting vocabulary, out in India!”
Times 24312 “Not worth a pitcher of warm…er…seepage…..
Solving time: 44 minutes Music: Schubert Piano Pieces, Wilhelm Kempff Well, I’d clamped the record to the turntable, poured myself an iced tea, selected a sharp pencil, and settled down….arrrrgh! This is a toughie! No … Read more “Times 24312 “Not worth a pitcher of warm…er…seepage…..”
Times 24300: But is he below the Mendoza Line?
Solving time: 32 minutes (one answer corrected while blogging) Music: Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot This one was a little trickier than the most of the previous Monday puzzles that have fallen my way. Some of … Read more “Times 24300: But is he below the Mendoza Line?”
Times 24288
Solving time: 16 minutes Music: Schubert, Drei Klavierstucke, Wilhelm Kempff Far from difficult, perhaps due to some clues and answers that have appeared recently in other Times puzzles. The editors should encourage the setters to … Read more “Times 24288”
Times 24276: there’s a vulgarrank growing in my garden!
Solving time: 18 minutes Music: Prokofiev, Symphony #5, Martinon/PCO A very moderate puzzle, but my time was not as good as it should have been, owing to a few unwarranted assumptions. I looked at 1 … Read more “Times 24276: there’s a vulgarrank growing in my garden!”
Times 24264: An airborne wizard stopped in Dublin for a drink….
Solving time: 19 minutes Music: Smetana, Ma Vlast, Kubelik/VPO Another not terribly challenging Monday puzzle. Kororareka is getting all the difficult ones for now, but that is likely to change at any time. I felt … Read more “Times 24264: An airborne wizard stopped in Dublin for a drink….”
Superfluous roue certain to become a tough boss?
Solving time: 18 minutes Music: Sibelius, Symphony #2, Schippers/NYP This puzzle should be very easy for everyone but the rawest beginner. I expect to see very fast times from all the regulars. Across 1 TWELFTH … Read more “Superfluous roue certain to become a tough boss?”
Times 24240 – “As the Miller told his tale….
Solving time: 28 minutes Music: Mahler, Symphony #3, Horenstein/LPO A puzzle of moderate difficulty, a gentle trot to start the week. There are a lot of anagrams here, which always makes things easy. I admit … Read more “Times 24240 – “As the Miller told his tale….”
Times 24228 – Hold the Line!
Solving time: 22 minutes Music: Delius, North Country Sketches, Groves/RPO A walk in the park, which is a mighty good thing because I had a very exhausting weekend, clocking over 22 hours of work time … Read more “Times 24228 – Hold the Line!”