Solving time: 17:21 I have been away for the past five weeks and only found the time to do one Times and two Independent crosswords during that time. I was therefore getting ready to make … Read more “23,780 – easy”
Month: December 2007
ST 4253 – easy enough, but …
Solving time: 7 minutes This puzzle was pretty straightforward, considering that I don’t usually do the ST, but had some of those little faults that often make it an unsatisfying puzzle for me. Across 1 … Read more “ST 4253 – easy enough, but …”
Times Saturday 23773 (Dec 1)
Solving time 15:14 There were a few difficult words in here but nothing that couldn’t be figured out from the wordplay, and I enjoyed the challenge. Across 1 OVERSEAS – “overseize”. It is noised??? What … Read more “Times Saturday 23773 (Dec 1)”
Times Jumbo 728 (24 Nov)
Solving time approx. 45 mins spread over several sessions. I found it hard to get into this one at first, and kept getting distracted (mainly by other puzzles – all the weekend advanced cryptics, then … Read more “Times Jumbo 728 (24 Nov)”
23778 – Got any O’s?
Yes, 16 of them! I had completed the puzzle without major problems until I became bogged down in the SE corner with 13d a tricky &lit, 27a an alternative spelling I have never met before and … Read more “23778 – Got any O’s?”
Здравствуйте Российские друзья?
That’s “Hello Russian friends?” As some of you will doubtless know already, LiveJournal has been sold to a Russian-based company called SUP. Some concern has been expressed over freedom of speech for the fairly large … Read more “Здравствуйте Российские друзья?”
Times 23777 – Someone alert the Marquis of Queensbury
Solving time : 9 minutes. Gosh, I need to solve these late at night more often! Fun, seemed pretty straightforward, bit of a breather after the last three days. There were a lot of clues … Read more “Times 23777 – Someone alert the Marquis of Queensbury”
23,776 – easy peasy – for a current Wednesday anyway
Solving time: 8:47 After some tough puzzles for this weekly spot, this one was much easier – though I was still held up for a while in the NE corner, where 9, 6, 7 and … Read more “23,776 – easy peasy – for a current Wednesday anyway”
Times 23,775 A Potpourri of Knowledge
Solving time : 45 minutes Quite tricky in parts with some nice clues along the way. I took too long to get 1 down and that held me up.A wide range of knowledge required for … Read more “Times 23,775 A Potpourri of Knowledge”
23,774 – not quite an easy Monday
Solving time: 8:05 I should have clocked a time more like 5:05, but I failed to spot magistrate = doge in 17D, so couldn’t justify PREJUDGE. Far more stupidly, I wrote CR instead of CH … Read more “23,774 – not quite an easy Monday”