Solving time : 6m05s – I have to say this felt like a very good time, given some brilliantly contrived clues, that featured many words not meaning what they appeared to at all (and often … Read more “23,514 – Keeping up with the Joneses”
Month: February 2007
Jumbo 679/Jan 13th – the first “compact” Jumbo
Solving time: 42:38 Apologies for the second consecutive late Jumbo posting. As you know the idea had been mooted to scrap them, but the consensus emerged to keep them going in a reduced format. Consequently, … Read more “Jumbo 679/Jan 13th – the first “compact” Jumbo”
23513 – Mixed nationalities
Solving time : 13:54 Israelis, Czech, Latvian, Turkey and Anglais appear in answers. Not to mention the Nova Scotian (mis)described as an islander. I could complain that indicating “totty” as “attractive women” in 22A is … Read more “23513 – Mixed nationalities”