Solving time: 8:04 Another straightforward puzzle, slowed down here by taking about four goes to see the right author at 2, dimness at 29 after an early stab at TRESTLE, and failure to see the … Read more “Times 24344”
Month: September 2009
Times 24,343 – Sheer Poetry
I found this to be a very enjoyable 14 minutes, flirting with some quite chestnutty material without being trite, and introducing me to one or two new things for future reference. The fact that I … Read more “Times 24,343 – Sheer Poetry”
Times 24342 – Greetings from the Midlands
Solving time: 50 mins This was blogged in extenuating circumstances, solved online, with a wireless internet “connection” which remained so only when not required to find a site. I’m on a short break in remote … Read more “Times 24342 – Greetings from the Midlands”
ST 4347 (Sun 20 Sep) – Déjà vu
Solving time: 4:37 When I saw the anagram at 11ac a bell rang, so I did a bit of a search to see when it last came up. It turned out to be July 2008, … Read more “ST 4347 (Sun 20 Sep) – Déjà vu”
Mephisto 2560 Mike Laws
A short while ago we had a brief discussion about whether Mephisto is being dumbed down. If we had seen this puzzle at that time we might have reached a different conclusion. This is indeed … Read more “Mephisto 2560 Mike Laws”
Saturday Times 24335 (19 Sep)
Solving time 14:29. Some interesting vocab and general knowledge required in this one, one of those where what you either know or you don’t makes it easier or harder (e.g. 9A, 12A, 14D, 17D, 19A, … Read more “Saturday Times 24335 (19 Sep)”
24340 – Murder!
I made rather heavy weather of this one and must have spent over an hour on it. I printed it just past midnight in case the site was down again for maintenance and as it … Read more “24340 – Murder!”
Jumbo 834 – 12th September 2009
A pleasing workout at 31:50, which is about average for me. Quite rarely for me, I have nothing to moan about – all the clues work well and the few “obscure” words have reasonable wordplay.Kudos … Read more “Jumbo 834 – 12th September 2009”
Times 24399 – so how’s your art, literature and geography?
Solving time : 14 minutes, but two phone call interruptions – I expect this will be a fast crossword for some. I found myself up against it first by trying to print and being out … Read more “Times 24399 – so how’s your art, literature and geography?”
Times Jumbo 833
Apologies for late posting – I didn’t get various blogging tasks done before a busy weekend. Having made a complete hash of a puzzle and blog at fifteensquared, I’m trying to ensure this one is … Read more “Times Jumbo 833”