Solving time: About 3 days! I started on Sunday evening and finished on Wednesday lunch-time. Without doubt, I found this the hardest Sunday puzzle since I took over the blog back in January. There was … Read more “Sunday Times 4441 (10 Jul 2011)”
Month: July 2011
Times Jumbo 932
Even allowing for the fact that at this time of year I usually tackle the weekend puzzles in a leisurely fashion while watching cricket, a time of nearly 1 hour 20 suggests this was the … Read more “Times Jumbo 932”
3D Crosswords Championship – August 6th (update)
There’s an update which might be of interest to overseas (or UK) solvers who can’t be in Cheltenham on August 6th – you can also enter by email to be in with a chance of … Read more “3D Crosswords Championship – August 6th (update)”
Saturday Times 24897 (9th July)
Just under the half-hour for this one – 29:13, mainly due to a couple of early mistakes which will be owned up to below, and 1D which added 5 minutes to the time at the … Read more “Saturday Times 24897 (9th July)”
24902 – My kingdom for a horse (but not a black and white stripey one)
Not a lot under the hour, I’m afraid; time just slipped away. This was a strange mixture of the very easy and somewhat obscure. I wonder if anyone solved 1ac at first glance without any … Read more “24902 – My kingdom for a horse (but not a black and white stripey one)”
Times 24901 – How would you like your good woman cooked?
Solving time : 12:12 – the crossword club is saying I have two mistakes, and I can see one typo, but now I’m a little unsure as to what is going on. I may have … Read more “Times 24901 – How would you like your good woman cooked?”
Times 24900: Put your left foot in
Solving time: 17 minutes. And that’s a pretty good time for me, so there will be many faster than that. All quite straightforward except, possibly, the 5ac/8dn pair (my last two in, in that order) … Read more “Times 24900: Put your left foot in”
Times 24,899 Wapping Edition
Solving time 15 minutes A plain vanilla puzzle that shouldn’t cause any problems with some very fast times from the Championship contenders Across 1 HOGMANAY – HOG-MAN-AY; New Year’s Eve with kilts on; 5 LIZARD … Read more “Times 24,899 Wapping Edition”
A date for your diary
Eric Westbrook has asked me to publicise this event at Cheltenham on Saturday 6th August. A 3D Bloggers and Setters in Cheltenham – August 6th “The All-England RNIB 3D Crosswords Cup” The next Bloggers and … Read more “A date for your diary”
Times 24898 – The last resort!
Solving time: 66 minutes Music: Mozart, Smetana, Ma Vlast, Talich/CPO My time was atrocious, which I attribute to choosing to play 18 holes on a blogging day. I got back home at 6:45, only 15 … Read more “Times 24898 – The last resort!”