What a challenging puzzle this is. The variety and sheer complexity of the cryptic devices used almost overwhelmed me and I felt I was in the hot seat, both metaphorically and physically. Yes, I have … Read more “Times 24716 – In The Hot Seat”
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Times 24704 – As Fluid As Whisky
As I solved and blogged this in London amidst one of the coldest spells for this time of year, I had a wee dram of Scotland’s delicacy, Ardbeg, a 17 year-old single malt from Islay, … Read more “Times 24704 – As Fluid As Whisky”
Times 24692 – kNICKers in a twist
Quite a challenging puzzle with many new words for me which required references to my trusty Chambers. But I was stuck inordinately long at the north-east corner when I hastily inked in NICK as a … Read more “Times 24692 – kNICKers in a twist”
Times 24680 – Hot Tip for Etna
One of my personal favourite devices in cryptic crossword is the use of indirect definitions like hot tip for ETNA. Today’s puzzle has so many that solving and blogging became so much fun for me. ACROSS1 … Read more “Times 24680 – Hot Tip for Etna”
Times 24668 – Believe in The Garden of Eden
A moderately difficult but very enjoyable puzzle today. I got to learn a few new terms and by a remarkable co-incidence, I met an old Malay friend adopted by the English years ago. ACROSS1 MUMBO-JUMBO … Read more “Times 24668 – Believe in The Garden of Eden”
Sunday Times 4400 – The Natives Are Revolting
From Sunday Times 26 September 2010Unfortunately Neil is temporarily without access to the Internet; so I am filling in for this week. Quite a fair and easy puzzle except for an iffy definition in 19 … Read more “Sunday Times 4400 – The Natives Are Revolting”
Times 24656 – Fair to Middling
A fair-to-middling kind of puzzle today which should not trouble regulars. ACROSS1 JOUNCE J (first letter of Jellicle) OUNCE (cat)4 CRIBBAGE Ins of RIB (josh) & B (first letter of Billings) in CAGE (prison)10 SUDORIFIC … Read more “Times 24656 – Fair to Middling”
Times 24644 – Tarzan, the Apeman
Quite a challenging puzzle (but definitely not a stinker by Peter B’s standards) today with the south-east corner taking up more than half the time. But it was also educational as I learned a couple … Read more “Times 24644 – Tarzan, the Apeman”
Times 24632 – No Sweat
Today’s puzzle should be a breeze to most regulars. No hard-boiled eggs apart from a couple of unusual words in 11 and 26 which are very gettable from the word-play. ACROSS1 rha deliberately omitted3 SPOTTED … Read more “Times 24632 – No Sweat”
Times 24620 – The Blue Danube Waltz
When I got down to solving today’s puzzle, 1Across made me reach for Chambers to confirm my vague memory of an Egyptian god and when I parsed it, I went to YouTube and started a … Read more “Times 24620 – The Blue Danube Waltz”