I forgot to mention that the current version of Times for the Times was two years old on Saturday. In the past I’ve used anniversaries as a chance to ask if any of our readers … Read more “A late celebration”
Times 24065 – Solver’s Block
This took me an hour with most of the lower half completed in 15 minutes. I don’t know why I found the top half so difficult. I certainly thought this the most difficult of the … Read more “Times 24065 – Solver’s Block”
Times 24064 – I’ll take a Scottish town for 5
Solving time : After 23 minutes I’m left with a dilemma on 5D – it’s a guess, and after I write this up, I’m not going to be near a computer for some time, so … Read more “Times 24064 – I’ll take a Scottish town for 5”
24063 – It’s AXIS you half-wit!
This is the first of a handful of “guest appearances” from me. It is a fortunate baptism into daily blogging as I’ve solved it previously. It was the first puzzle in the second session of … Read more “24063 – It’s AXIS you half-wit!”
Times 24,062 Trivial Pursuits Anybody?
Solving time : 40 minutes Not as tough as it could have been but a little harder than of late with some fairly obscure stuff tucked away. Edwardian hats; blood sucking eels; some cricket to … Read more “Times 24,062 Trivial Pursuits Anybody?”
24061
Solving time: didn’t look at the clock, but guessing around 40 minutes. Not too bad a start to the week. Got quite a few on first read and I don’t think there were any new … Read more “24061”
Mephisto 2513 Tim Moorey
A good Mephisto of average difficulty with a handful of nice clues. I particularly liked 1D and 4D. Following the discussion that followed the inclusion of a “misleading” capital letter in a daily cryptic recently … Read more “Mephisto 2513 Tim Moorey”
ST 4300 (Sat 26 Oct) – Ayr rage
Solving time: 4:19 I found this a straightforward puzzle with some good clues and one answer word I didn’t know (MOSHAV). * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 ESCARPMENT; (A RECENT PM’S)* … Read more “ST 4300 (Sat 26 Oct) – Ayr rage”
Saturday Times 24054 (25 Oct)
Solving time 12:04. Not too hard for a change (unlike today’s, which was a real stinker!). I wasted a fair bit of time looking for the wrong anagram in 6D otherwise it might have been … Read more “Saturday Times 24054 (25 Oct)”
Times Crossword 24059
Solving time: 7.45 I found this pleasant enough to solve, but there was nothing in it that held me up for long. The SW corner was the last to be finished – mainly because I … Read more “Times Crossword 24059”