Month: March 2010

I solved this last night in 35 minutes after an extremely long and tiring day (and a few bevvies) so I’d like to think I would have raced through it if my brain had been … Read more “Times 24495 – Change and decay and smelly fish”

Solving time : good question. After 13 minutes, working on the online version, I was down to the last two answers, 2 down and 8 across. I took a brain refresher break, and that didn’t … Read more “Times 24494:”

Solving time: 11:38 A puzzle on the hard side for me – with a couple of new words or meanings – CHUM = salmon, and LICKERISH = lecherous. I don’t think any answers went in … Read more “24493”

Solving time 25 minutes Standard fare of average difficulty with no real quibbles. A couple of unusual usages and some well signalled anagrams. The song “Daisy, Daisy” may not be familiar to the younger solver … Read more “Times 24,492 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”

Solving time:42 minutes Music: Holst, Choral Symphony, Boult/LPO This one started out easily enough, but ended up being tough at the end. The correct spelling of ‘Roentgen’ is absolutely essential for finishing. I had it … Read more “Times 24491 – The answers, but some questions”

Solving time: 5:13, one mistake (10ac). This might have been quicker if my Ks, Us and Ls didn’t look like Gs, Ls and Is repectively, and if I hadn’t rushed into an incorrect answer at … Read more “ST 4372 (Sun 14 Mar) – Edit Iranian”

The clue for 12 Across printed in the newspaper is: People rejoicing with composer gathering on outskirts of Czech city (15)