Author: vinyl1

Solving time: 27 minutes Music: John Coltrane, The Last Trane A very moderate puzzle, but I was a little slow on the uptake for some of the clues. In many cases, the literal parts of … Read more “Times 24850 – Musical Madness!”

Solving time: 80 minutes Music: De Falla, Three-Cornered Hat/Turina, Sinfonia Sevillana, Argenta/ONDE I suppose it’s inevitable that we will sometimes get a harder one on a Monday, but I would have fancied something a little … Read more “Times 24838 – Yikes!”

Solving time: 19 minutes Music: Dvorak, New World Symphony,Fricsay Another Monday special for you speed demons out there. I was only slowed down by having the flip the LP with one to go. There is … Read more “Times 24826 – The Bush Doctor is late!”

Solving time:23 minutes Music: Symphony #4, Horenstein/LSO This was an unusually easy puzzle that only caused me a little trouble. I couldn’t see a couple of obvious ones in the SE, and got held up … Read more “Times 24814 – Suitable for beginners?”

Solving time: 37 minutes Music: Beethoven, Overtures, Furtwangler/VPO This puzzle seemed more like a Sunday offering, with short but gnarly clues, which draw general knowledge more into play than usual. I did manage to complete … Read more “Times 24802 – Waiting for BST”

Solving time: 55 minutes Music: Ali Akbar Khan, Ragas I am not at my sharpest tonight, and I was very slow in seeing a number of obvious answers in this puzzle. I kept expecting things … Read more “Times 24790 – Have with You to Saffron-Walden!”

Solving time: 33 minutes Music: Richard Thompson, Dream Attic I felt a little dull, and pondered a long time over some very obvious ones tonight. I was a bit distracted by the music; this is … Read more “Times 24778 – You’re right, it’s not a football team…..”

Solving time: 23 minutes Music: Wagner, Tannhauser Highlights. I am indeed flattered, but it is a little alarming that the setters follow us so closely. I hope they don’t have any tricks up their sleeves … Read more “Times 24766 – The blogger gets his very own clue!”

Solving time: 35 minutes elapsed, about 20 spent in actual solving Music: None, watching golf on TV I was not able to solve continuously, as I watched a couple of shots in the playoff, and … Read more “Times 24754 – So Far, So Good…So What!”

Solving time:40 minutes, but not continuous Music: None, watching golf on TV Another puzzle that was so easy it gave me difficulty. Clues like 1 across should go in instantly, but instead it was almost … Read more “Times 24742 – Something for everyone”