22 minutes this morning, which put this into the category of “slightly harder than average” for me. Some clever wordplay which had me slapping my head in one particular “D’oh!” moment. Also, some fairly good … Read more “Times 24,271 – King of the who?”
Month: July 2009
Times 24270 – The language of restraint?
Solving time: 25mins I found this relatively straightforward with only two guesses required. Held up in the NE and SW for longer than was necessary, but otherwise steady progress. Some clues (e.g. 4, 20 and … Read more “Times 24270 – The language of restraint?”
Mephisto 2548 (28th June 2009)
A relatively easy puzzle with a good number of clues that are no harder than appear every day in the ordinary cryptic. This is particularly true of the initial down clues where I solved the … Read more “Mephisto 2548 (28th June 2009)”
Sunday Times 4335 (28 June 09)
Talbinho is unavailable to blog this week so I’m afraid you’ll all just have to put up with me. Worry not, though, normal service will be resumed soon. I don’t usually do the Sunday Times … Read more “Sunday Times 4335 (28 June 09)”
Saturday Times 24263 (Jun 27)
Solving time 15:16, so back to average again, although this was fairly high on the General Knowledge index. 1A, 1D, 4A, 15D, 23A and possibly 22D and 25A might all have been tricky in that … Read more “Saturday Times 24263 (Jun 27)”
Times 24268
Time taken to solve: 30 minutes for all but the 14s and 27across. These added another 15 minutes to my time. The RH I found more straightforward than the LH and in particular the SW … Read more “Times 24268”
Times Championship 2009 – 4th Qualifier
A nice puzzle about the same degree of difficulty as a normal daily Times puzzle. However, my solving time is way way above the kind of average registered by past winners; so I won’t be … Read more “Times Championship 2009 – 4th Qualifier”
Times 24267 – can you 29 28 to be a 17?
Solving time : I worked on this during breaks in a rehearsal so didn’t really get a chance to note down a time, but I found it a pretty steady solve with a few falling … Read more “Times 24267 – can you 29 28 to be a 17?”
Times 24,266
Solving time: 17:19, around par for me. By now, Peter’s probably down Tom Brown’s cafe in Magaluf for the all-day breakfast, lining his stomach ahead of a night on the town (15 pints of Watney’s … Read more “Times 24,266”