Well, I found this crossword an absolute pig to complete. Heaven alone knows how long it took me to finish, but it must have been over three hours all told, in bits over the course … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20115, April 2010”
Month: April 2010
Times Crossword 24525
Solving time: 12.07 I solved the two long down clues and the linking 15A and 18A quite quickly, to find myself faced with a grid already divided into four quite separate quarters – a more … Read more “Times Crossword 24525”
Times 24524 – What’s Up, Doc?
This puzzle must be one with the most number of cryptic devices ranging from the easy to the exotic to the esoteric; but all delightfully challenging, entertaining and fair. ACROSS1 ACAPULCO Ins of CA (Central … Read more “Times 24524 – What’s Up, Doc?”
24523
Solving time: 9:12 That’s 9:12 just after midnight, so possibly a soft target for Peter beaters. There are no obscure answers in the grid, and the grid pattern is one of those “natural” grids that’s … Read more “24523”
Times 24,522 – Film 2010
20:47 here, so either this was fairly challenging or I am still feeling the effects of a late night travelling back from being a guest (or “ringer” as less charitable people would call it) in … Read more “Times 24,522 – Film 2010”
Times 24521 – Cholesterol reduced? Yes and No.
Solving Time: 26 minutes Another sigh of relief as I find I’m dealt a straightforward one, with most of the time spent thinking “How does that work, then?”. The answer was invariably with some ingenuity. … Read more “Times 24521 – Cholesterol reduced? Yes and No.”
Mephisto 2590 Mike Laws
This puzzle was a little easier than some of late and I would have had a very quick solve but for 1A which took me an age – indeed I didn’t understand the cryptic part … Read more “Mephisto 2590 Mike Laws”
ST 4377 (Sun 19 Apr) – Return of the deadeye
[posted slightly early (by PB on Neil’s behalf) as I’m away for much of tomorrow and don’t want to rely on remembering to post in the morning] Solving time: 5:51 A good puzzle with a … Read more “ST 4377 (Sun 19 Apr) – Return of the deadeye”
Saturday Times 24514 (17th April)
Solving time 12:31, so another fairly easy one for a Saturday (unlike today’s, which was brilliant but incredibly tough – at least, I hope it was for more than just me). Across 1 MAIN CLAUSE … Read more “Saturday Times 24514 (17th April)”
TLS 827 (2nd April)
I got all but eight of the answers at a first sitting (while on the train home, in fact), then picked it up again the following morning armed with books and Internet, and finished fairly … Read more “TLS 827 (2nd April)”