Author: vinyl1

Solving time: 27 minutes Music: Sibelius, Symphony #2, Schippers/NYP I found this puzzle a bit on the dull side. The clues, while technically correct, lacked the outrageous wordplay and devious literals that can make solving … Read more “Times 25443 – A perambulation through an urban amenity”

Solving time: 38 Minutes Music: Clannad: Crann Ull This puzzle did not seem difficult at first, as I raced through the top half in about ten minutes, expecting a good time. While I found quite … Read more “Times 25425 – A song and a dance”

Solving time: 35 minutes Music: Mahler, Symphony #1, Horenstein/LSO (yes, on Unicorn Records) This should have been quite an easy puzzle. It is heavily dependent on general knowledge, and in general, I had the knowledge. … Read more “Times 25407 – “Be sure to hide the fishes….”

Solving time: 65 minutes Music: Mozart, Piano Sonatas, Eschenbach This one was really tough for me, and I’m not entirely certain of some of the answers. If there is anything a blogger hates, it’s having … Read more “Times 25395 – The blogger’s dilemma”

Solving time: 47 minutes Music: Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante, Davis/LSO A bit of a more difficult Monday puzzle, as I made slow but steady progress around the grid. There were a couple of big easy ones … Read more “Times 25389 – The Doorman’s Tale”

Solving time: 42 minutes Music: Chopin, Polonaises, Lazar Berman This one was kind of a mixed bag. I had a little difficulty getting started, not being able to find an easy one to write in, … Read more “Times 25377 – Resisting to the end”

Solving time: 40 minutes Music: Bach, Suites for Cello and Piano, Starker/Sybok Here we have a puzzle designed for the better-educated. If words like ‘usufruct’ do not come easily to mind, and you have not … Read more “Times 25365 – He’s a peninsula!”

Solving time: 35 minutes Music: Brahms, Symphony #1, Horenstein/LSO This one was a little more challenging for me, since I both had a hard time getting started and got stuck in the NW corner for … Read more “Times 25354 – All that work at the gym pays off!”

Solving time: 16 minutes Music: Pictures at an Exhibition – Richter This is by far the easiest puzzle I have ever blogged. I don’t know what got into them, but some of the clues are … Read more “Times 25348 – At the second hole on the final day of the Masters…..”

Solving time: 65 minutes Music: Bizet, L’Arlesienne Suites, Martinon/CSO I knew this would happen – three weeks of easy Monday puzzles, and then when I return to blogging, a more difficult offering. Not, however, as … Read more “Times 25342 – All I’m looking for is a fair sheik!”