Whilst not in the too easy category this is not particularly difficult and is in my opinion ideal for new solvers of grid puzzles. There are a number of well placed clues to get one … Read more “Mephisto 2572 Mike Laws”
Month: December 2009
ST 4359 (Sun 13 Dec) – Doctor No-no
Solving time: 4:08 Better from me this week after some poor recent efforts, and a better crossword too; 16ac is terrible, 15dn needs some work and 4dn is dubious but otherwise the clues are pretty … Read more “ST 4359 (Sun 13 Dec) – Doctor No-no”
Saturday Times 24407
Sorry for the lack of a placeholder earlier. Third weekend in a row of working, and today I was running late. Great puzzle though, one of the best this year I thought. I’ll do it … Read more “Saturday Times 24407”
Times 24412 – A bridge too far
Time taken to solve: 55 minutes. I didn’t find this easy by any means and there are one or two explanations I am not completely sure of. Once again I was hampered by not being … Read more “Times 24412 – A bridge too far”
Times Jumbo 846 – Sat 5 December 2009
Very enjoyable puzzle, completed in very unCheltenhamlike conditions in about 2 hours. Pleased to have solved it all without looking at dicts, getting words that I was not familiar with from the wordplay given, later … Read more “Times Jumbo 846 – Sat 5 December 2009”
Times 24411: homophony!
Solving time : 32 minutes, but a few interruptions. Not having a great brain day, because in hindsight, there’s not a lot that should be too difficult here but I made heavy weather of it. … Read more “Times 24411: homophony!”
24,410 – a cheeky puzzle?
Solving time: 20:42 I’m starting to type this just before 12, and have read the comments made so far. Solved without understanding full wordplay: 12, 27, 7, 22 – solving by the seat of my … Read more “24,410 – a cheeky puzzle?”
Times 24,409 A Touch of Violence
Solving time – 20 minutes A reasonable enough puzzle just on the easy side of average but with some entertaining stuff. I worked down top to bottom, left to right, first in TOMATO (which may … Read more “Times 24,409 A Touch of Violence”
Times 24408 – Immediate good fortune for beginners?
Solving time: 35 minutes Music: Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, Kempff I admit, I was in a bit of a panic when I couldn’t get anything on my first runthrough. However, that turned out to be because … Read more “Times 24408 – Immediate good fortune for beginners?”
Mephisto 2571 – Paul McKenna
This was a mixture of pretty easy and blisteringly difficult – there were a lot of answers where I’d guess at some wordplay and head to Chambers to hope that I’d hit on some actual … Read more “Mephisto 2571 – Paul McKenna”