37:27 .. Apologies if this blog is a little less sophisticated than the puzzle deserves. I’m stepping in last minute and late at night after Sabine’s computer declared war on her. I think we’ve all … Read more “Times 24621”
Month: August 2010
Jumbo 883
Several quite complex wordplays made this an enetertaining puzzle. Thank you to the setter. Across 1 JOACHIM – JIM (Callaghan) around O, CH(estnut), all around A 5 LINEAR B – BRAE=bank, NIL, all reversed 9 … Read more “Jumbo 883”
Times 24620 – The Blue Danube Waltz
When I got down to solving today’s puzzle, 1Across made me reach for Chambers to confirm my vague memory of an Egyptian god and when I parsed it, I went to YouTube and started a … Read more “Times 24620 – The Blue Danube Waltz”
24619 – Howdy, sailor
Solving time: 9:09 Most of this was pretty quick, but the NE corner put up a fight – my order for this: 6, 10, 8, 12, 5, 14, 4D. 11 and 1D went in without … Read more “24619 – Howdy, sailor”
Visit to News International
Next Monday, I’m visiting NI to discuss possible improvements to the crossword club site. If you have anything really new to suggest on this front, let me know here. If you don’t remember all the … Read more “Visit to News International”
Times 24,618 – Open Season
Under 15 minutes for a solid puzzle; if I had to sum it up in a word, it might be “workmanlike”, which is not intended as a criticism. A couple of nice &lits, and a … Read more “Times 24,618 – Open Season”
Times 24617 – Oh, say can you see…
Solving Time: 36 minutes I solved this in a hotch-potch fashion, never really being able to establish a coal face to work at and several times thought I’d be left with embarrassing gaps; but it … Read more “Times 24617 – Oh, say can you see…”
Mephisto 2606 by Tim Moorey
From time to time the Times Crossword Club does its best to prevent us from doing and blogging its crosswords. This puzzle has still not appeared on the Club Site, but thanks to a strong … Read more “Mephisto 2606 by Tim Moorey”
ST 4393 (Sun 8 Aug) – Stop gap
Solving time: 4:42 I printed this off at the same time as another puzzle, then got them mixed up. The result was I thought this was a daily puzzle from The Times until I’d finished … Read more “ST 4393 (Sun 8 Aug) – Stop gap”
Saturday Times 24610 (7th August)
Solving time 8:40, one of my quickest Saturday times for ages. Someone mentioned this one was very easy compared to the previous week’s, and so it turned out. The two 15-letter entries went straight in … Read more “Saturday Times 24610 (7th August)”