The only thing that I wonder about is why yellow goo is lemon curd (see 14D) – is this along the lines of “yellow matter custard”? Across 5 LA-D,[a]I-DA – Verdi’s Aida is probably the … Read more “Sunday Times 4207/Yellow goo”
23497 Saturday – gristly hellcat
Solving time 24:33 I had a bit of a struggle with this puzzle, as there were a few less common words with some unfriendly unches (plus a couple of stupid mistakes slowed me down a … Read more “23497 Saturday – gristly hellcat”
23,502 – I’m grinding MY teeth
Solving time : 9m54s – this crossword frustratingly kept me at bay – a lot of the answers, when I eventually got them, showed no reason why they should have taken so long from the … Read more “23,502 – I’m grinding MY teeth”
23501 – 9A
Solving time : 9:52 Apologies if my review seems a bit liverish. Last night was excellent fun, and my head is suffering slightly this morning from the beer, Rioja and puzzles. I have a suspicion … Read more “23501 – 9A”
23,500 – time to sort out a couple of points
Solving time 6:44 I enjoyed this puzzle, although there were a couple of clues I didn’t fully understand until writing up these notes. Left side was fairly empty until a lucky quick bit of anagram-spotting … Read more “23,500 – time to sort out a couple of points”
23,499 – Something For The Weekday
Solving time: 6:41 This wasn’t as hard as my first, fruitless minute suggested. The top left was probably my slowest corner, so anyone who managed to get either 1ac or 1dn on first look may … Read more “23,499 – Something For The Weekday”
23,498 – Know your rights
23,498 – Know your rightsSolving time: 1h 20m It took a while to get going today, quite a few clues would have stumped me if I didn’t have letters already in place. A good mixture … Read more “23,498 – Know your rights”
Sunday Times 4206/Carnauba
Not a typo in sight and nary a bad clue. One new word that had me guessing and quite a few doubled-letters (SSx4, BB, DDx2, EE, TT, RR, LL). Across 1 D[own],RIBBLE – “River” Ribble … Read more “Sunday Times 4206/Carnauba”
Times Saturday 23491 – a very literary puzzle
Solving time 16:36 Luckily it was all literature and authors I’m familiar with, so I didn’t have to look anything up – although I did need a bit of help from PB for the explanation … Read more “Times Saturday 23491 – a very literary puzzle”
23,496 – Lift & separate
Solving time : 6m10s – Felt like a good time, as the NW corner particularly took some (fast) concentrated thought to deduce. One or two references, and odd words, that I knew (and one word … Read more “23,496 – Lift & separate”