Solving time: Lost, but about 5 mins I think. A pretty straightforward puzzle this week including a couple of famous names, one of which seems to be spelt incorrectly. I’m sorry this is a day … Read more “ST 4307 (Sun 14 Dec) – The Dreyfus(s) Affair”
Month: December 2008
Times 24103
Solving time: 1 hour + 1 minute A very slow start this morning, but I eventually got the hang of it. Looking back, there is nothing too tricky but there are some well constructed, misleading … Read more “Times 24103”
ST Puzzle
I thought others may like to know that today’s ST puzzle is a Jumbo so does not appear via the usual Sunday link – there’s one further down to ST Jumbos. Also they have screwed … Read more “ST Puzzle”
Mephisto 2520 Paul McKenna
I’m standing in for Robert. Once again this puzzle was not avaialable on the Times crossword site on Sunday and I had to get it by Googling “Times Mephisto 2520”. The fact that it then … Read more “Mephisto 2520 Paul McKenna”
Times Jumbo 788 (Dec 6th)
Do we still blog these? The last ones I can find were 784 by 7dpenguin, my own 783, then 7dpenguin’s for 779 with Pete’s blog for 780 underneath it! Come on guys, the Google calendar … Read more “Times Jumbo 788 (Dec 6th)”
Saturday Times 24096 (Dec 13)
Solving time 13:56, which I was quite pleased with as there were a few tricky clues here that I put in as guesses which turned out to be right. A very enjoyable puzzle to solve, … Read more “Saturday Times 24096 (Dec 13)”
24101 – Dosh, not hush money
I completed nearly all of this in 35 minutes but was left with 7d unsolved for some time afterwards. Eventually I discovered an error at 13 which resolved the problem. Another good puzzle but I expect … Read more “24101 – Dosh, not hush money”
Imperator 002
At last – back online! Many thanks for all of your comments on Imperator 001, and hopefully this second attempt will prove to be something closer to the difficulty level I’d hoped for: http://www.ukpuzzle.com/bonus/Imperator002.html Again, … Read more “Imperator 002”
Times 24100 – is the north-east corner trying to tell us something?
Solving time : 24 minutes, a very slow start, with a read through of the acrosses the only ones I saw the first time were 21, 22 and 23, and it was a slow climb … Read more “Times 24100 – is the north-east corner trying to tell us something?”
Times Crossword 24,099
An enjoyable puzzle which I thought was of about average difficulty. Solving time, 28 mins. * = anagram < = reversedACROSS1 REALM half of REAL Madrid – so nothing to do with IN E8 DISCOMBOBULATE … Read more “Times Crossword 24,099”