Solving time 15:00 exactly. Some easy clues, but there were quite a few lesser-known meanings of common words, and of course 20A was pretty obscure (to me at least). Across 1 BURSAR – SA (sex … Read more “Saturday Times 24131 (24th Jan)”
Month: January 2009
24136 – Ouch!
The run of more difficult puzzles continues, at least as far as I am concerned. In fact I found this one the most difficult of the week, though it’s possible that some of this may have … Read more “24136 – Ouch!”
Times 24135 – you say “Capstan”, I say “wot”.
Solving time : 23 minutes – after about 15 minutes I was left with 13, 14, 3 and 23, and it was a painful couple of minutes to get the last few (with a head-kick … Read more “Times 24135 – you say “Capstan”, I say “wot”.”
Times cryptic 24134
Solving time 25:08 Really struggled with this one, though partly through my own stupidity. Slowest were parts of the SW and NE corners. SW fell first – order roughly 27, 25, 12, 17, 18, 22. … Read more “Times cryptic 24134”
Some good news for those not in the UK…
It looks like they load the crosswords day by day now, and so you can get to a crossword as soon as it is online without having to do the time change (my desktop at … Read more “Some good news for those not in the UK…”
First impressions of new club site
Modified rapture here: The simpler front page is a step forward from the previous one with its various links and buttons. Searching is considerably improved but the function of the “keyword” option is a mystery … Read more “First impressions of new club site”
New look crossword club – anyone else unable to get in?
After escaping some previous changes unscathed, it seems to be my turn for not being able to log in with an e-mail address/pwd combo that’s worked for ages. Is anyone else out in the cold? … Read more “New look crossword club – anyone else unable to get in?”
Times 24,133 Thomas the Chough Chough
Solving time : 25 minutes The new website proved to be something of an anticlimax. With the local police, army, coastguard and anybody else I could think of on alert to get me the paper … Read more “Times 24,133 Thomas the Chough Chough”
The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24132
Time: 26 minutes.I found this easier than others over the past week. I got annoyed by 9A, not wanting to believe that expresso was a word!There are some really good ideas throughout the puzzle, but … Read more “The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24132”
ST 4312 (Sun 18 Jan) – Rubic? Er, no
Solving time: Gave up after 20 mins with 5ac (MANTLE), 21ac (PALMARY) and 11dn (COXCOMB) all missing. I got horribly stuck on three clues at the end of this. Lack of knowledge hampered me at … Read more “ST 4312 (Sun 18 Jan) – Rubic? Er, no”