Solving time 9:50 – which I thought was pretty good until I saw Peter’s time of 4:02… ACROSS 4 S(NOB)BISH – Bish was a new word for me, meaning a mistake (or faux pas) 11 … Read more “23438 – nice ‘n’ easy for a Saturday”
Day: 10th November 2006
23,443 – Played IT by ear
Solving time : 6m45s – Seemed a little hard to get started, and then I had one of those experiences where partial answers and clues that wouldn’t yield meant a corner (NE) was filled with … Read more “23,443 – Played IT by ear”
Jumbo 666/Oct 28 – Diabolical
Or at least, that’s what I was expecting from the crossword’s number. In fact, other than APOCALYPTIC (and perhaps MAFIA and SWASTIKA), there seemed to be no particularly devilish entries, so I suspect the setter … Read more “Jumbo 666/Oct 28 – Diabolical”