Solving time: 6:10 (solved online) Some decent clues in this puzzle, and nothing too difficult; TIMAEUS at 4dn was the only clue that really held me up, and 23dn (TROLL) might have caught some out … Read more “ST 4281 (Sun 15 Jun) – Troll booth”
Month: June 2008
23,947
Solving time:36 mins POONA was last one in and I wasn’t terribly confident of it. A few bits and pieces I am not sure about. Interesting to see that a few phrases were needed to … Read more “23,947”
Times Saturday 23940 (June 14th)
Solving time 13:05 Sorry this is a bit late – I had a busy weekend, but now I can’t sleep so here I am doing the blog at 4am on Monday morning! Across 1 IN … Read more “Times Saturday 23940 (June 14th)”
Jumbo 760 – placeholder
It’s my fault that this one was omitted. I haven’t searched for my original yet. For the moment, say anything you want to here, and I’ll respond to any queries. Peter
Mephisto 2494 – Mike Laws
Solving time 24:20 – without Chambers except for 5D. An easy Mephisto for me (especially for Mike Laws, often the hardest of the three), as you can guess from the time. The main reason for … Read more “Mephisto 2494 – Mike Laws”
Jumbo 761 (Sat 7 Jun) – Reductio ad absurdum
Solving time: 13:28 On the easier side of average, I thought, and perhaps I should have been faster – plenty of straightforward clues but also a few harder names and phrases. I’m not anti cryptic … Read more “Jumbo 761 (Sat 7 Jun) – Reductio ad absurdum”
Mark Twain Said What!
Cumulative Pie Chart Analysis What follows is based upon 18 consecutive puzzles running from the end of May to Thursday 19th June 2008. I had originally intended to accumulate data from 24 puzzles before drawing … Read more “Mark Twain Said What!”
Times – 23945 – No sweat
This took me a little under 30 minutes. It all seemed pretty straightforward though a couple of clues highlighted some gaps in my knowledge of Geography. Nothing really stands out as COD, but maybe at … Read more “Times – 23945 – No sweat”
Times 23944 – the Thursday annihilator!
Solving time : 38 minutes! Usually I’d have given up and headed for the solving aids on this one, but that would have meant getting out of my chair and that wasn’t happening. Another Thursday … Read more “Times 23944 – the Thursday annihilator!”
23943
Moderately difficult puzzle with what seems like a good balance between snippets of knowledge and wordplay – the knowledge is mostly in half points I think. Solving time 8:30 Across 1 CHAR IS MA – … Read more “23943”