Solving time 10 minutes Those tuning in to sample the artistry of Tim will have to put up with his country cousin as we swapped so that Tim could do yesterday’s puzzle. Very easy but … Read more “Times 24,630 Easy Peasy”
Month: August 2010
Times 24,629
The received wisdom (which I believe we are told to ignore by the Crossword Editor) is that Monday puzzles, if not always easy, tend to the easier end of the spectrum, but that Bank Holiday … Read more “Times 24,629”
Mephisto 2608 (aka 2607) by Mike Laws
This puzzle first appeared on the Times Crossword Club site on Sunday 15th August 2010 designated as puzzle 2607. It remained like that until Tuesday 17th August when its number was changed to 2608 but … Read more “Mephisto 2608 (aka 2607) by Mike Laws”
ST 4395 (Sun 22 Aug) – Clueless
Solving time: 4:36 By the time I’d solved this I’d already seen a comment on last week’s puzzle pointing out a mistake at 26ac (‘Remainder left inside – one of 28 here’), which I therefore … Read more “ST 4395 (Sun 22 Aug) – Clueless”
Saturday Times 24622 (21st August)
Solving time 11:37, which I was fairly disappointed with at the time, as I flew through the top half in about 3 minutes. However, comments I’ve read since suggest others found this pretty hard going, … Read more “Saturday Times 24622 (21st August)”
TLS 843 (6th August)
This was a real struggle – less than half completed when I had to give up and start Googling. Even then it was no picnic, and I had to come back to it a couple … Read more “TLS 843 (6th August)”
Club Monthly No. 20119 (August 2010)
Solving time: far, far too long This crossword was a game of two halves.. after 30 minutes, I had 15 answers and things were looking good for completion within the hour, but solving the remainder … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20119 (August 2010)”
Times 24627 – One Hump or Two?
Time taken to solve: 45 minutes. I thought I was heading for about 30 but the SE corner, 15dn in particular, put up some resistance at the end. Mostly a fairly straightforward puzzle with only … Read more “Times 24627 – One Hump or Two?”
Jumbo 884 – 14th August 2010 – O, what a prat !
Yet again I get an excellent Jumbo to blog. At 45 minutes it took about half as long again as my average solve but all of the difficulty was down to clever clueing rather than obscure … Read more “Jumbo 884 – 14th August 2010 – O, what a prat !”
Times 24626: I’m having a tea party!
Solving time : 21 leisurely minutes. I’m in Boston right now, and was solving this at the bar over a pizza and a few pints of delicious Harpoon Pale Ale at Ducali’s. If I had … Read more “Times 24626: I’m having a tea party!”