John Halpern’s Cryptica website is now fully up and running and the 2009 Times Crossword Championship Calendar is available for ordering. Remember, it’s all in a very good cause – all proceeds will be going … Read more “Banging on about it – but it’s for a very good cause”
Month: November 2008
The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24079 – No, No, No
Hello – that was quite a struggle. Only managed about half of it on my first 45 train journey. Didn’t even complete it on my way back. So that’s about 90 minutes right there. I … Read more “The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24079 – No, No, No”
ST 4303 (Sun 16 Nov) – Wasted chance
Solving time: 4:05 This might have been a PB but for 19dn (DONE IN), where I couldn’t think of the right sense of ‘wasted’, and 20ac (POMANDER), a word I didn’t really know. The clues … Read more “ST 4303 (Sun 16 Nov) – Wasted chance”
Mephisto 2516 Tim Moorey
I’m standing in for Robert. Whilst not in the very top league of difficulty this is not an easy puzzle. The liberal number of starter clues is offset by a need to make extensive use … Read more “Mephisto 2516 Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 24072 (Nov 15th)
Solving time 14:59 Another very good Saturday puzzle, in a fairly long run of them. I was pretty pleased with my time too, as after six minutes I only had 2D and 18A in, but … Read more “Saturday Times 24072 (Nov 15th)”
Pete’s offline
Just had a call from Peter B to say his PC’s router has gone belly-up. He doesn’t expect to be back online until some time next week.
Bonus Puzzle #007
It’s why I’ve been quiet this week – trying to get this finished off. http://www.ukpuzzle.com/bonus/TimesCOD007.html Enjoy!
24077 At Sixes but not Sevens
Rather surprisingly I took 45 minutes over this one which had started so well. It seemed to be a mixture of incredibly easy clues, one or two of them even a bit feeble, and others … Read more “24077 At Sixes but not Sevens”
Times 24076 – you winsome, you losesome
Solving time : 17 minutes, so far my longest struggle for the week, but it was complicated by inventing the new fruit FIGRAIN at 20, eventually saw the light when working through the possibilities for … Read more “Times 24076 – you winsome, you losesome”
Times 24,075
I found this a very easy puzzle, solving time 13 mins, extremely fast for me. Very good surface readings. Enjoyed it. * = anagram < = reversedACROSS1 M ISLAY4 F LAGS HIP (one of two … Read more “Times 24,075”