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”
Author: vinyl1
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!”
Times 24216 – Do not disturb the mole station!
Solving time: 50 mins Music: Vaughn Williams, Sinfonia Antartica, Boult/LSO While I finished, I am not too certain of two of the answers. In fact, one seems quite unlikely, but there is nothing else that … Read more “Times 24216 – Do not disturb the mole station!”
Times 24204 – Dhabi Day
Solving time: 40 minsMusic: Prokofiev Classical Symphony/Ivanov Caucasian Sketches, Rozhadestvensky/Moscow Philharmonic I admit I was a little nervous printing this one off at 8:01 PM EDT, but solving the first clue before the page was … Read more “Times 24204 – Dhabi Day”