Solving time: 5:18 I solved this online; sometimes I think it might be faster that way, but with this puzzle it was definitely slower because I spent about the last 90 seconds on the anagram … Read more “ST 4369 (Sat 21 Feb) – Jumble Sales”
Month: February 2010
Mephisto 2582 Tim Moorey
A very enjoyable puzzle, considerably harder than the AZED published on the same day. It would hopefully appear that this puzzle has now returned to an appropriate level of difficulty. I made steady but quite … Read more “Mephisto 2582 Tim Moorey”
Club Monthly No. 20113 – February 2010
Solving time: About 1hr 10mins, making it noticeably harder for me than average The crossword is still live on the Crossword Club website, but it clearly states that entries must be in before midnight last … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20113 – February 2010”
Saturday Times 24466 (Feb 20) – tough but fair
Solving time, about 45 minutes in the end over two sessions. This was a seriously tough puzzle for me, and after about 25 minutes I was left with four or five clues that I couldn’t … Read more “Saturday Times 24466 (Feb 20) – tough but fair”
TLS 819 (5th Feb)
Solved in just over an hour. Quite a bit tougher than the previous couple of weeks – I only managed about two-thirds of it before running off to Google etc for enlightenment. Hardly any “straight … Read more “TLS 819 (5th Feb)”
Jumbo 858 – The Birds
I timed myself roughly for this one – aiming to be quick, and finished in under 30 minutes, so it was not too taxing. I did check two solutions afterwards, but references confirmed my entries. … Read more “Jumbo 858 – The Birds”
Times 24471 – Fwightfully Fwivolous
45 minutes to solve this one though most of it was completed in 30 and I took the other 15 to sort out 18, 24,25 and 26. It was certainly a lively puzzle which I … Read more “Times 24471 – Fwightfully Fwivolous”
Times 24470: a warm place for a vacation
Solving time : 16 minutes, though I think it would be considerably faster if I was working from the printed version, I’m doing it online. Seemed a little more straightforward than the last two days, … Read more “Times 24470: a warm place for a vacation”
24469
Solving time: 18:32 Solved late at night as I have to be away early tomorrow. Slowish start, and then had four left after 11:30 or so, in the dreaded “2 cross 2” formation – 18, … Read more “24469”
Times 24,468 No Need of Harry Houdini Today
Solving time 15 minutes A puzzle can be easy and yet fun to do. Perhaps interesting or amusing. This one is neither of those things. Sometimes when writing these blogs one struggles to work out … Read more “Times 24,468 No Need of Harry Houdini Today”