Solving time: 10:48 Was heading for a fast time then came to a dead halt on 22 and 27. Tempted by LOTI for 27 (can’t now see why), but eventually “physician” sparked the thought of … Read more “Times 23,890”
Month: April 2008
23889 – party animals
Solving time 8:10 After finding the Mad Hatter at 1D and the March Hare at 6D I was waiting for the dormouse to turn up, but he (or she? – I can’t recall whether its … Read more “23889 – party animals”
Times 23,888
22 minutes, of which an unwontedly large proportion was spent on 13 down. Across 4 MAINSTAYS – guys as in guy-ropes. 9 AGINCOURT – NCO + ‘U’ inside A(rea)GIRT. 10 VERGE – (EG+REV) backwards; possibly … Read more “Times 23,888”
Times Crossword 23,887
Solving time: 33 minutesFound this pretty easy to get into. Held up at the end by 27 and 16 – I should know by now what ‘distressing’ means in a crossword! Also briefly held up … Read more “Times Crossword 23,887”
ST 4271 (Sun 6 Apr) – Bo selecta
Solving time: 3:16 A pretty straightforward puzzle – I think I’ve already seen another member of this site’s blogging team claim a much-improved PB for this. Would any Estonians in the audience like to comment … Read more “ST 4271 (Sun 6 Apr) – Bo selecta”
Mephisto 2484 – Paul McKenna
Solving time: 24m My first Paul McKenna Mephisto to blog, and it proved to be an enjoyable puzzle. Quite a high proportion of obscure words, but there was little convoluted wordplay, so that helped. Many … Read more “Mephisto 2484 – Paul McKenna”
Championship Qualifier #1
Solving time : shhh, it’s a secret. I’m not entering the Crossword Championship – even if they had a Southeastern US regional final, I wouldn’t be able to make it to the UK in October. … Read more “Championship Qualifier #1”
Times 23880 – Sat 5th April
Solving time: say 25 minutes linxit is busy, so you’ve got me for this one. Solved in bits during the orchestral rehearsal for the South Bucks Choral Society performance of Samson last Saturday. I like … Read more “Times 23880 – Sat 5th April”
23885 – A bit more like it
This one took me about 40 minutes, the last 10 being spent in the SW corner where 12, 18d and 27 put up some resistance, but it was much more my level of puzzle than … Read more “23885 – A bit more like it”
Times 23884 – in which we take the knife to Wales
Solving time : 27 minutes (edit: and one error! Defeated!). Unfamiliar circumstances, having to solve (and blog) this without a paper copy. I found this a real slog, had to take a rehydration break in … Read more “Times 23884 – in which we take the knife to Wales”