Spotted on the US ‘Diary of a Crossword Fiend’ blog … So, who’s brave enough to wear a pair of these? I pinched the pic from Amazon – so here’s a link in return. The … Read more “Crossword fashion!”
‘Tis the season …
… to curl up somewhere with one of those tough Christmas puzzles? Have a good Christmas everyone – editors, setters, bloggers, commenters, and silent readers. Those who drop by here should find reports every except … Read more “‘Tis the season …”
23,789 – fishy
Solving time: 12:58 Lots of fish around. Well, three at least. HOKI was the last clue I solved, but it is nice to see a fish that I know from the fishmonger that is unfamiliar … Read more “23,789 – fishy”
23,788 – not as hard as I feared
Solving time: 7:20 I didn’t find this too hard, but did know the name needed at 1D – which is my COD as the anag is so apposite. Bight=loop of rope was new to me … Read more “23,788 – not as hard as I feared”
Times Crossword Club problems
I’ve had no problems over the last month, but have seen reports from others, mostly about 404 errors (often called “bird on a box” from the image used for them on the Times site). If … Read more “Times Crossword Club problems”
Times 23787
Solving time : 25 time minutes Another very pleasant but also rather easy puzzle. The more obscure words like “jabot” were very easy to get from the wordplay. I had trouble with the structure of … Read more “Times 23787”
Mephisto 2467 – Mike Laws
I found this one a very rewarding slog, took three sittings to complete and the last one was an extensive cross-referencing of Chambers to sort out the NE corner. As usual with the Mephisto, a … Read more “Mephisto 2467 – Mike Laws”
Times 23786 – Silly words that can mean anything
Solving time: 49mins Some good fun today. I enjoyed seeing PING-PONG, SINGSONG, DING-DONG and KING KONG drop out. I think that’s the lot, although I did keep thinking of the recurring Lazytown song ‘Bing Bang … Read more “Times 23786 – Silly words that can mean anything”
ST 4254 (Sun 9 Dec) – Raisa sharp
Solving time: lost, but I think it was about 5 mins. I think 9ac was the most time-consuming entry as I was looking for an alternative. Thanks very much to Peter for blogging last Sunday … Read more “ST 4254 (Sun 9 Dec) – Raisa sharp”
Times Saturday 23779 (Dec 08)
I forgot to note down my solving time for this, but I seem to remember it was about 16 minutes-ish. Quite good for me considering the sometimes tortuous wordplay! Doing the blog at the unholy … Read more “Times Saturday 23779 (Dec 08)”