Category: Other Crosswords

If you take it that 16ac is a reference to the William Walton opera based on Chaucer’s poem, there ain’t no Shakespeare in this one, making it a true rarity. It also contains something of … Read more “TLS Crossword 1151 by Broteas – November 18, 2016 No Macbeth, no Duncan”

This didn’t actually take me the 4 days recorded on the Club timer – more like about 50 minutes.  No sooner had I printed out the puzzle that Friday than all internet and cable tv … Read more “TLS Crossword 1150 by Myrtilus – November 11, 2016”

Note: Apologies for the extreme lateness of this blog which is a result of an excess of diligence. I wrote this last week then forgot all about posting it until a wee nudge from the … Read more “TLS 1149 by Praxiteles – Fireworks”

One of the better things to have happened this year is that the quality of cluing in the TLS has risen to considerable heights. It’s not just that they bear comparison with the Times, but … Read more “TLS Crossword 1148 by Talos – October 28, 2016. Up to the elbow.”

I found this a particularly entertaining one and got off at a tremendous clip thinking I’d make one of my rare under-30-minute appearances because I had the top and bottom across pairs almost right away … Read more “TLS Crossword 1147 by Broteas – October 21, 2016”

It is Myrtilus, not Talos that fell to me this time, but I think they have a similar, praiseworthy knack for producing crosswords that are of almost exactly the same level of cryptic complexity as … Read more “TLS Crossword 1146 by Myrtilus – October 14, 2016 – The Great British Bard-Off”

Right up until this point, I had not understood what the theme, “poetry” referenced and had actually already written a complaint that the poetry count was no higher than usual. While highlighting the clues, I’ve … Read more “TLS Crossword 1145 — “1 Down” by Praxiteles – October 7, 2016”

Some quite tricky stuff here and in a couple of cases it was a longish time before I heard the ka-ching.  It’s not that I find the Talos puzzles easier than the others but they … Read more “TLS Crossword 1144 by Talos – September 30, 2016”

A surprisingly topical puzzle with some jokes, a dodgy homophone, some science, some philosophy, classics, an obscure poison, some religion, and a trap for the unwary.  What could be better?  I got this about half … Read more “TLS Crossword 1141 by Praxiteles – September 9, 2016”

There appear to be a variety of strategies for setting a TLS Crossword and they’re probably all good, but I’m going to come out and say that I’m a huge fan of Talos’s formula: every … Read more “TLS Crossword 1140 by Talos – September 2, 2016: Paris, Texas”