Connectivity from work has been limited recently, so I thought it best to do this at midnight, and hope that a) the club was working, and b) I didn’t find myself still struggling to finish … Read more “Times 23,852 – A thing of beauty is a joy forever…”
Month: March 2008
Times Jumbo 742 (Feb 16)
My broadband connection was down all weekend, hence the lateness of this report. Solving time 49:06 – a bit slower than usual, but as it was two weeks ago I can’t remember what I got … Read more “Times Jumbo 742 (Feb 16)”
Times Saturday 23844 (Feb 23)
My broadband connection was down all weekend, hence the lateness of this report. A bit of a theme to this one, with TIMES, CROSSWORD and LISTENER appearing in the grid. No time recorded, as I … Read more “Times Saturday 23844 (Feb 23)”
Times 23851 – Moping, indisposed and upset
Solving time: 55 minutes I did this in bed last night, Helston being the only answer I wasn’t sure of. I started this at great speed, thinking it was going to be a quick one, … Read more “Times 23851 – Moping, indisposed and upset”
ST 4265 (Sun 24 Feb) – Watts his name
Solving time: 6:04 Apart from one question mark over 23dn, much more accurate clueing than normal this week. Nothing too difficult, apart from a couple of less well known names, one of which (the artist … Read more “ST 4265 (Sun 24 Feb) – Watts his name”
Mephisto 2478 – Chris Feetenby
Solving time: not taken, but completed without books. Well, nearly – I had PERANE at 29A. Across1 UNS=sun*,HIP=fruit, as in rose-hip5 STI(G)ME – stime = to peer, in Scots, and stigme = a dot used … Read more “Mephisto 2478 – Chris Feetenby”