Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • About this site
    • Current Bloggers
    • Past Bloggers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Register
  • Help
    • User/Commenter Tips
    • Glossary
    • Contact Us
  • Log In
Times for The Times: Times and comments on The Times crossword from a team of solvers

Day: 5th February 2009

Times 24141 – wrong numbers again

Author   richardvgPosted on 5th February 2009 at 10:02 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 17:57 I would probably have done this slightly faster if the letter-counts had not been wrong for most of the clues in the new-style print-out. I skipped yesterday’s puzzle and so was unprepared. … Read more “Times 24141 – wrong numbers again”

View31 Comments on Times 24141 – wrong numbers again

Kororareka’s stats for the Times Crossword 2008

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 5th February 2009 at 8:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Here are the results of Kororareka’s work on the extent of repetition in Times crossword answers. Apart from some editing for style and length, the information below is his work, not mine. I’ve added a … Read more “Kororareka’s stats for the Times Crossword 2008”

View6 Comments on Kororareka’s stats for the Times Crossword 2008

Posts By Month

February 2009
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728  
« Jan   Mar »

Archives

Post Categories

  • Announcement
  • Daily Cryptic
  • Jumbo Cryptic
  • Meetups and Events
  • Mephisto
  • Monthly Club Special
  • Other Crosswords
  • Quick Cryptic
  • Site Updates
  • Weekend Cryptic

Useful Links

  • Blogging Calendar
  • 15x15 Crossword SNITCH
  • Quick Cryptic Crossword SNITCH
  • Glossary
  • Quick Cryptic Guide
  • BBC4 Documentary How to Solve A Cryptic Crossword

Times Crossword Championship 2025

  • Qualifier Results
  • Semi-Final Results
  • Final Results

Other solving Blogs

  • Fifteensquared - Independent, Guardian, FT & more
  • Big Dave's Telegraph Crossword Blog
  • Crosaire - Irish Times cryptic puzzle
  • Listen with others - Listener blogs
  • George vs the Listener Crossword
  • Rex Parker does the New York Times xwd
  • Ottawa Citizen (syndicated Sunday Times)

Syndicated Times puzzles

The Australian - links to our reports

Free online editions of UK dictionaries

  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • Chambers 21st Century
  • Collins

Other crossword sites

  • Times Crossword Club (subscription needed)
  • Weekend Quick Cryptics
  • Magpie magazine
  • Crossword Unclued
  • Crosswords by Anax
  • The Listener Crossword - official site
  • Best for Puzzles - Michael Curl's site with puzzles and Who's Who
  • Henri Picciotto & Joshua Kosman's Word Salad

Contact Us

Send email to Times for The Times Admin using our Contact Form

Dark mode switch

  • Home
  • About
    • About this site
    • Current Bloggers
    • Past Bloggers
    • Privacy Policy
  • Register
  • Help
    • User/Commenter Tips
    • Glossary
    • Contact Us
  • Log In
Times for The Times