I read somewhere that the most doodled word in the English language is HELP. My print-out of this puzzle has several masterpeices, all centred around that word! Since coming back from my holidays, I have … Read more “Mephisto 2,441 – Tim Moorey/ Help!!”
ST 4228 (Sun 10 Jun) – Off Rhoda
Some very loose clueing in this puzzle and a few obscure answers & wordplays, 1ac probably being the hardest clue. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 PAN + SOPHY – luckily … Read more “ST 4228 (Sun 10 Jun) – Off Rhoda”
Times Saturday 23623 – the train takes the strain!
Solving time: 6 or 7 mins. I solved this on the train down from Coventry to Euston last Saturday. I don’t know what it is about trains, but my solving skills are always greatly improved … Read more “Times Saturday 23623 – the train takes the strain!”
Championship qualifier 4
Solving time: 11:07 There is a link to the puzzle here: Fourth Qualifier When I came to write this blog I found there were few clues that I could leave out as entirely straightforward. Most … Read more “Championship qualifier 4”
Times 23,628 – Better late than never?
My apologies for the lateness of this post – I couldn’t post while at work and then went to the cinema with my family. Despite a low start, I solved this one in less than … Read more “Times 23,628 – Better late than never?”
Times 23627 – V = IR
Solving time: 15:58 I was a bit alarmed at not solving an across clue until 15A. Things picked up for a while, but then the top right corner held me up. I was determined that … Read more “Times 23627 – V = IR”
23626 – Not a 1A day
Solving time 5:45 A fairly straightforward puzzle except for some tricky stuff near the top. Across 1 WIN,TRY – a kind of weather that might produce cheer for 28 sufferers … Anything about n-point scores: … Read more “23626 – Not a 1A day”
Times 23,625 Birds, French
Not too difficult.Solving time: 17 mins (fast for me for Times) * = anagramACROSS1 LEGION N AIRES “Airs”12 SEAN CE Seán is Irish for John15 VERITY Very cleverly hidden17 Graham GR(E)ENE Energ(y) = life reversed … Read more “Times 23,625 Birds, French”
23,624 – too much French?
Solving time : 50 minsI think overall this was pretty straightforward – nothing really held me up. Just had to check a few things – PORTED was a new word to me, as were STEERAGE … Read more “23,624 – too much French?”
At last the Mephisto 2438 show
Have now solved this puzzle which I might have done before my holidays if it had been on the Times club site in time. Solving time: say 2 hours, with Chamber used for the last … Read more “At last the Mephisto 2438 show”