This one wasn’t easy but didn’t seem too bad by comparison with 23898, the previous Saturday’s beast. Luckily I knew the two long book titles and the saying at 7dn came readily to mind, but … Read more “Saturday Times – 23904”
Month: May 2008
Times Crossword Championship 2008: 2nd qualifier
Solving time : let’s keep this one to ourselves. I found this more difficult than qualifier 1 Across 1 P(e)ACEMAKER 6 WASTE: two definitions 9 DORIS: I in Diana DORS. Is this a sign to … Read more “Times Crossword Championship 2008: 2nd qualifier”
23909 – Able was I…. to solve it again
A very lively puzzle that took me the best part of an hour to complete. I found it quirky but highly enjoyable and satisfying because everything seemed fair. I have (for once) no real quibbles … Read more “23909 – Able was I…. to solve it again”
New bloggers
Ken Gillett (7dpenguin) joins us to write about some Jumbos, and Uncle Yap (yfyap) joins the subs’ bench waiting for a chance to give an occasional far-east view of the daily puzzle. Welcome to both. … Read more “New bloggers”
Times 23,908
Solving time: 12:58 Another tough-ish one, I think, but full of good things. Perhaps someone will explain exactly how 24 works. (Peter did. See below.) As an HP fan, I was delighted to see quidditch … Read more “Times 23,908”
23,907 – time for our Pantheon?
Solving time 7:50 Made a slow start with this, failing to notice that “forgotten wreaths” is one letter too long and considering it as the fodder, and not seeing GAME POINT or WOMEN as soon … Read more “23,907 – time for our Pantheon?”
Times 23906 A Weatherfield Setting
Solving time : 40 minutes I enjoyed this puzzle, which I found quite difficult in parts but completely fair. There are some unusal usages such as SETTING at 1A, some very UK oriented references (CORRIE, … Read more “Times 23906 A Weatherfield Setting”
Jumbo 755 – missing in the paper
I was irritated this morning to see that Jumbo 755, which I was dure to write about, was not in the paper. They reprinted Saturday’s 754 (very easy by the way – a Jumbo PB … Read more “Jumbo 755 – missing in the paper”
23905 – Placeholder
This one took just over an hour. I found it a bit difficult to get into, but very enjoyable – some very good (and misleading) surface readings. I found the NE corner the most difficult … Read more “23905 – Placeholder”
ST 4274 (Sun 27 Apr) – Burnt at the Stoke
Solving time: 5:34 Today has been a very bad day. It turns out that Leicester City are not (as the terrace chant would claim) by far the greatest team the world has ever seen, but … Read more “ST 4274 (Sun 27 Apr) – Burnt at the Stoke”