I wondered if puzzle number 2,600 would give rise to something a little out of the ordinary and sure enough four clues contain an unclued letter in the cryptic part of the clue but with … Read more “Mephisto 2,600 by Tim Moorey”
Month: July 2010
ST 4387 (Sun 27 Jun) – Bigmouth strikes again
Solving time: about 5 mins Unfortunately I have only a few minutes to write this blog. This is a pity, because it was an excellent puzzle whose compiler I’m fairly confident I could identify. There … Read more “ST 4387 (Sun 27 Jun) – Bigmouth strikes again”
TLS 836 (11 June)
Solving time: 30:00 I used the whole 30 minutes for this puzzle because there were a number of answers I wasn’t completely sure about, but in the end all my first guesses turned out to … Read more “TLS 836 (11 June)”
Saturday Times 24574 (June 26th)
Solving time 20:09 – should have been around 15 minutes but my mind went completely blank on 22D with ?A?O?Y. The only words I could even think of that fit were CANOPY and JALOPY, both … Read more “Saturday Times 24574 (June 26th)”
My first puzzle in real print …
… edited by Don Manley, appears in this week’s Church Times. For one week you can see it in their online version here. To print from this page with a complete grid image, copy/paste the … Read more “My first puzzle in real print …”
Times 24579 – Egg On Face
I think it was another case of Blogger’s nerves because I raced through most of this but was then left with several gaps in all but the NW corner which took a long time to … Read more “Times 24579 – Egg On Face”
Times Jumbo 876 (Sat 19 June 2010)
Solving time, 52 mins which is similar to the last two Jumbos I blogged so it’s probably about average in difficulty. Favourite clues, CROSS, SPOTLIGHT, WEDNESDAY. Enjoyable puzzle * = anagram ACROSS1 ASSESSORS ASSES SORTS … Read more “Times Jumbo 876 (Sat 19 June 2010)”
Times 24578: Straddling the pond
Solving time : 19 minutes. I expect it would be shorter if I was solving it from a print-out, but I am on the road and using the online version (surprisingly good internet at this … Read more “Times 24578: Straddling the pond”