Solving time: 90 minutes give or take I foolishly volunteered to swap with Peter so that Monday’s anniversary blog would be worthy of worldwide gaze and now I find I must pay the price. I … Read more “Times 24451 – A Musical Mulligatawny”
Month: February 2010
Times 24,450 – Bridging a gap?
16:12; to be precise, that was the time at which I stopped the clock, believing everything was answered and entered correctly, albeit with a certain amount of wordplay left to be explained to myself as … Read more “Times 24,450 – Bridging a gap?”
Times Crossword 3,103 of 1 February 1940 celebrating (?) the Crossword’s 80th Birthday
Solving time: I stopped the clock at 30 minutes with just over half the puzzle completed. Firstly, apologies for posting this a lot later than I’d intended. I had a couple of visits to the … Read more “Times Crossword 3,103 of 1 February 1940 celebrating (?) the Crossword’s 80th Birthday”
Times 9281 of 1st February 1960 on the Crossword’s 80th Birthday
Solving time 25 minutes Many happy returns to The Times. This puzzle is not for the young and faint hearted. The first time I did this puzzle I was 17, two pints and a curry … Read more “Times 9281 of 1st February 1960 on the Crossword’s 80th Birthday”
Times Cryptic 15,439 – 2 February 1981, and 2010 too
Solving time: 28mins, within normal range for me I was not sure what to expect today, even though I was solving the Times Cryptic in the ‘70s and ‘80s. When I located the article in … Read more “Times Cryptic 15,439 – 2 February 1981, and 2010 too”
24449 – 80th anniversary puzzle + links for today’s historic puzzles
Today’s puzzle will almost certainly be a bit different, as today is the 80th anniversary of the publication of Times Crossword No. 1, on 1/2/1930 – report now filed below. There’s an article about current … Read more “24449 – 80th anniversary puzzle + links for today’s historic puzzles”