Inspired by Peter’s full blog of Jumbo 749, I thought I’d put myself through the same torture and explain every answer on this one. Well, “Britain’s Got Talent” has finished, the kids are in bed … Read more “Jumbo 757 (May 17) – Mine’s a double, sport”
Month: May 2008
Times Saturday 23922
I was away on a walking weekend in the Malverns last week, but had a gout attack and had to sit out the 9½-mile walk the rest of them suffered through, which meant I was … Read more “Times Saturday 23922”
Times Championship Qualifier No. 3
Judging by my time, this continues a trend of gradually increasing difficulty for the qualifier puzzles, though I was fairly slow on a couple of points. Mainly 14 where I lost time by failing to … Read more “Times Championship Qualifier No. 3”
23,927
Solving time – 16:23 I thought I was going to be in for the long haul with this one as my initial scan of the Across clues yielded nothing and the Downs weren’t looking much … Read more “23,927”
Times 23,926
Solving time: 16:09 I made this more difficult for myself than it should have been by writing AIR BRIDGE into 16 instead of 18. That slowed me up a little. Even without that, I was … Read more “Times 23,926”
23925 – you only solve once
Solving time 8:35 This is an example of what’s still a comparative rarity – a Times crossword with an obvious theme. The only others I can remember in the last couple of years are Brian … Read more “23925 – you only solve once”
Times 23,924
Solving time : Around 15 minutes – somewhat in contrast to yesterday’s! ETA Having now looked at the solving times elsewhere, I can only conclude that I have had one of those happy days where … Read more “Times 23,924”
23923
Solving time: 1hr 4mins Got off to a pretty quick start but came to a standstill with only about half completed. There was quite a bit of general knowledge needed that I didn’t have! The … Read more “23923”
Jumbo 756 – May 10th
We don’t yet have a report on this. Rather than wait, or get someone to re-solve a puzzle they did two weeks ago, I’ll throw the floor open for any burning questions you have about … Read more “Jumbo 756 – May 10th”
Mephisto 2490 – Paul McKenna
Solving time: 25 mins without Chambers to get all but 2 answers (11D and 27D), with two mistakes – 23A, 29A. Say 40 minutes in the end including checks in C for any other mistakes. … Read more “Mephisto 2490 – Paul McKenna”