Solving time: 9:07 (late at night but it felt better than some midnight efforts). Last part was the SW corner – 22A, 22D, 28, 21 Across 1 S=succeeded,WORD=slogan – the latter sounds a bit of … Read more “24547”
Month: May 2010
Times 24,546 – Whan that Aprille…
A sprightly 11:55, so not the stiffest challenge, but a puzzle with several entertaining features which I liked. (Apologies for late arrival, technical difficulties, at my end rather than The Crossword Club, just for a … Read more “Times 24,546 – Whan that Aprille…”
Times 24545 – Really?
Solving Time: 18 + 17 + 10 minutes A typical Monday for me; mostly very easy with a few which had me stumped and one which I only got courtesy of some barely functional synapse … Read more “Times 24545 – Really?”
ST 4381 (Sun 16 May) – Foot loose
Solving time: 6:30 This was a bit of a curate’s egg: some of the clues (e.g. 10ac, 28ac) were really good, most were fine but some were a mess. A couple of the solutions were … Read more “ST 4381 (Sun 16 May) – Foot loose”
Mephisto 2594 by Tim Moorey
Off to a good start with this one with a definition based solve at 1A CHEONGSAM which led to several of the linked down clues and the second definition solve at 11A NAYPIC. That in … Read more “Mephisto 2594 by Tim Moorey”
Jumbo 870
As straightforward as I remembered it when I re-solved for this report after losing my original copy – I originally took about 18 minutes which seems worth about 6 on a daily puzzle. Why so … Read more “Jumbo 870”
Peter’s recent puzzle
Solutions and notes by Rishi Solving time: Approximately one hour, in two sessions, the second one lasting just 10 minutes. Tucked away in the grid of the thematic crossword “An American side table” by Biddle are … Read more “Peter’s recent puzzle”
Times Saturday 24538 (May 15th)
Solving time 33:20, should have been a bit quicker if it hadn’t been for a mistake in 14ac, but this was a seriously tough puzzle anyway. Most of the difficulty came from inventive wordplay and … Read more “Times Saturday 24538 (May 15th)”
TLS 830 (30 April)
Solving time: 24:43 (1 wrong) Once again I was tantalisingly close to an all-correct solution, but failed at the tricky 23A. Since I knew the word ASTORETH but not ASTEROTH, I opted for the former … Read more “TLS 830 (30 April)”
24543 – Enid Blyton meets James Joyce and Svengali
A very varied and enjoyable puzzle of two halves for me. After getting off to a flying start with lots of anagrams, a couple of references to books and at least two give-away clues I … Read more “24543 – Enid Blyton meets James Joyce and Svengali”