Okay, just a quick blog a day early, as I’m off to Cheltenham this evening for a certain Crossword Championship and won’t be back until Sunday night. Solving time was 18:39, but annoyingly the last … Read more “Saturday Times 24036 (4 Oct)”
Month: October 2008
24041 Infuriating
Time taken to solve: An hour before I resorted to help on 15ac to kickstart the SE corner where I was well and truly stuck. Then it took me another 10 minutes. I found this … Read more “24041 Infuriating”
Times 24040. Oh, so that means that!
Solving time : 13 minutes. I liked this puzzle a lot, there were some clever usages of the unfamiliar meanings of words, backed up with some very fair wordplay. I thought this was going to … Read more “Times 24040. Oh, so that means that!”
Times 24,039
I found this quite an easy puzzle, solving time 22 mins, with the lower half trickier than the top half with the SW corner the last I finished. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS5 … Read more “Times 24,039”
ST 4296 – Break lights
Solving time: 4:52 This should have appeared on Sunday – sorry it’s a couple of days late. It’s a shame this website doesn’t have a facility to schedule posts in advance, otherwise I could post … Read more “ST 4296 – Break lights”
Times 24038 Garrulous Gyrfalcons
Solving time : 40 minutes I struggled with this at times and never felt I was really on the setter’s wavelength. I was put off right at the start by 1A, a clue I didn’t … Read more “Times 24038 Garrulous Gyrfalcons”
Oct. 6th, 2008
Solving time: 42 minutes Quite a few new words today. There are a couple where I am not sure about the wordplay. Normally I get them just after hitting POST, but any help is welcome. … Read more “Oct. 6th, 2008”
Mephisto 2509 Mike Laws
This is a relatively easy puzzle with both simple constructions and key clues that can be solved direct from the definition. This is true of 1A,10A and 11A, giving an excellent start to the NW … Read more “Mephisto 2509 Mike Laws”
Saturday Times 24030 (Sep 27)
Solving time 17:14 I thought I was on for a fairly fast solve last Saturday, but then got bogged down for the last 5 minutes or more in the bottom left-hand corner. PASHTO was the … Read more “Saturday Times 24030 (Sep 27)”
Times Crossword 24035
Solving time: 16.09 I found this the toughest puzzle for a couple of weeks – since the last one I blogged, actually. And as on that occasion it was difficult to find clues to leave … Read more “Times Crossword 24035”