12:26 here, which felt as if it should have been quicker (I suspect some sprinters will clock in at half that time), with not too much specialist knowledge or deep analysis required. Still, the daily … Read more “Times 24,462”
Month: February 2010
Times 24461 – Not one for the οἱ πολλοί
Solving time: 45 minutes with one remaining blank I’m on the minutes this morning, so you’ll have to excuse the perfunctory comments. I fell at the last hurdle; that being 11ac. All I could think … Read more “Times 24461 – Not one for the οἱ πολλοί”
Mephisto 2580 by Paul McKenna
I thought this reasonably difficult with quite a small number of starter clues and even then some needed Chambers to verify a word derived from an easy wordplay. As it appeared on the same day … Read more “Mephisto 2580 by Paul McKenna”
ST 4367 (Sun 7 Feb) – Spanner in the works
Solving time: 4:24 (solved online) A solid puzzle without too much difficulty, although I wasted time on 18ac. There are one or two unusual constructions, e.g. 19dn, as well as a hatful of double definitions … Read more “ST 4367 (Sun 7 Feb) – Spanner in the works”
Saturday Times 24454 (Feb 6th)
Solving time 16:33. The bottom left was troublesome, with two guessed answers confirmed later (26 & 29), but luckily all the crossing downs were easy. Apart from that it was a fairly straightforward solve. Across … Read more “Saturday Times 24454 (Feb 6th)”
New blog – Times Literary Supplement – TLS 817
The TLS puzzle is the only one on the Times Crossword Club site that we’ve never blogged (except for the Listener, which is blogged elsewhere). Well, I’m happy to announce that that’s about to change, … Read more “New blog – Times Literary Supplement – TLS 817”
Times 24459 – In the wee small hours…
All but four clues in the SW corner (14, 18, 21 and 25) were solved within 30 minutes but I’m afraid these added another 15 minutes to my time. I rather enjoyed this puzzle but … Read more “Times 24459 – In the wee small hours…”
Times 24458 – bob, racecar, tan gnat, taco cat!
Solving time : I didn’t get a chance to do this in one sitting, it was three or four short breaks during a rehearsal for a Valentine’s Day show. I suspect there’ll be some fast … Read more “Times 24458 – bob, racecar, tan gnat, taco cat!”
Times Crossword 3104 (2 Feb 1940) (and solutions to Crosswords 9282 and 15440, with a few comments)
Solving time: 11:54 I expect I’m not the only person who found this far simpler than No. 3103 which I reported on here. However, since I didn’t know beforehand that it was going to be … Read more “Times Crossword 3104 (2 Feb 1940) (and solutions to Crosswords 9282 and 15440, with a few comments)”
Times 24457
Solving time: 7:24 I’m away for most of the day so this is posted early and I won’t see comments for about 18 hours. Wondering what Jimbo will think of this one, as the religion … Read more “Times 24457”