Sorry, I’ve spent the day battling with a dead PC, and in the end gave up and had to go out and buy a new one. Still restoring my data at the moment, but I’ll … Read more “Saturday Times 24119 (10th Jan)”
Month: January 2009
ST 4311 (Sun 11 Jan)
I will be unable to post on last Sunday’s Sunday Times puzzle 4311 until late this coming Sunday night. If anyone would like to blog it instead, please feel free, otherwise I’ll post as soon … Read more “ST 4311 (Sun 11 Jan)”
24124 – Cats and Dog
I started this last night but soon found it too difficult for my tired brain and gave up with about a quarter completed. This morniing it didn’t seem so bad but I reckon I must have … Read more “24124 – Cats and Dog”
Some information for new readers
It’s been good to see so many of you introducing yourselves recently. If you’ve got the wits to do the Times crossword you can work out plenty by observation and don’t need much help, but … Read more “Some information for new readers”
Times 24123 – eternal torment, multilation and a squishy bug
Solving time : 13 minutes – I didn’t get any until the long anagram at 12 across and then things fell into place pretty nicely. A good crossword for wordplay, not many hidden words or … Read more “Times 24123 – eternal torment, multilation and a squishy bug”
24122
Solving time 10:53 Some of this should have been quicker – 1A should have been a first-look answer, which would have got several downs and a good start. Felt very humbled by 3D where the … Read more “24122”
Times 24121 A Dim Sum Puzzle
Solving time : 15 minutes We are in a run of easy puzzles. Mephisto last Sunday took less than 30 minutes and of late only last Saturday’s daily had any meat to it. This is … Read more “Times 24121 A Dim Sum Puzzle”
Times 24120
Time: about 35 minutesNot a lot to say – quite easy but it took me a while to get CORKSCREW, ASCEND and WAGNER at the end. Not sure why they would hold me up – … Read more “Times 24120”
ST 4310 (Sun 4 Jan) – Vexing
Solving time: 12 mins, most of which on 3dn. I found this mostly straightforward and rattled through until I was left with C_N_E_L_ for 3dn. The only sensible word I could see that fit was … Read more “ST 4310 (Sun 4 Jan) – Vexing”
Mephisto 2523 – Paul McKenna
I found this one an intriguing and challenging crossword – I solved most of it on a plane on Tuesday with no access to dictionaries or aids, at the end of that I had everything … Read more “Mephisto 2523 – Paul McKenna”