Solving Time: Not too sure, since this was an intercontinental crossword solve, begun in Qatar and finished later, back in the UK. But it felt to be perhaps a little easier than the average for … Read more “Club Monthly 20126 – March 2011”
Month: March 2011
Times 24805: Lots of fun and a different sort of chemist
Solving time : 11 minutes, 41 seconds, got caught by the last few. I was the first to submit a correct solution on the crossword club, one of my regular competitor in the “first one … Read more “Times 24805: Lots of fun and a different sort of chemist”
Times 24804, Scribes and Pharisees beware!
Solving time: 28 minutes. Saw 1dn (RAIDER) right off and was hoping for a fast solve. So much for hope! The rest (apart from the omissions, below, perhaps) was a bit harder. Still, there were … Read more “Times 24804, Scribes and Pharisees beware!”
Times 24,803 – no, not Brahms and Liszt
Solving time 25 minutes An interesting puzzle with lots of “lift and separate” to be seen through plus a couple of tricky wordplays. We have an astronomer and a modern science – wow! No poets … Read more “Times 24,803 – no, not Brahms and Liszt”
Times 24802 – Waiting for BST
Solving time: 37 minutes Music: Beethoven, Overtures, Furtwangler/VPO This puzzle seemed more like a Sunday offering, with short but gnarly clues, which draw general knowledge more into play than usual. I did manage to complete … Read more “Times 24802 – Waiting for BST”
Mephisto 2637: Mike Laws
I don’t know if this one was as hard as I made it out to be, but I wasn’t helped by confidently writing the utterly wrong HORSED as an answer for 6 down and then … Read more “Mephisto 2637: Mike Laws”
Sunday Times 4424 (13 Mar 2011)
Solving time: About 20 minutes. Fortunately I had a Jumbo to do as well, or I would have been twiddling my thumbs for half of my son’s swimming lesson. I found this very straightforward. There … Read more “Sunday Times 4424 (13 Mar 2011)”
Times Saturday 24795 (12th March)
Solving time 18:15, although apart from 2D I can’t remember now what held me up. The two 15-letter entries went in straight away, but the rest was just a steady slog. COD to 8D. ¿Qué? … Read more “Times Saturday 24795 (12th March)”
Jumbo 914
I’m posting this on Ken’s behalf, as he’s on holiday. Sorry about the weird formatting, but it was sent to me as a text file which I’ve already spent half an hour on to prevent … Read more “Jumbo 914”
Times 24800
Solving time: Just over an hour, but my mind really wasn’t on it. I was very distracted today with other things going on, so my slow time and abbreviated blog reflect that. You have my … Read more “Times 24800”