Time: 1:15:13 – Certainly my quickest for quite a while, if not ever. Thought I might finish under the hour but spent 15 minutes or so on the last 5 clues (9/10/12/27 & 52). I … Read more “Times Jumbo 930 (18 Jun 2011) – By the shores of Gitche-Gumee, by the shining Big-Sea-Water”
Month: July 2011
Mephisto 2652 by Tim Moorey
Another good Mephisto of around average difficulty but with two excellent clues. At 10A the use of Casement and the other wording to evoke thoughts of the 1916 Dublin uprising during WW1 is very clever. … Read more “Mephisto 2652 by Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 24885 (25th June)
Solved on the train to Birmingham for the Sloggers & Betters do, didn’t time it but finished in plenty of time so I’d guess around 15 minutes. S&B pictures have been posted here and here, … Read more “Saturday Times 24885 (25th June)”
24890 – The New Monday?
This took me 35 minutes with the last 5 spent on 22dn and 29ac. It felt more like a Monday puzzle (until recently) rather than a typical Friday and the setter kindly provided four easy … Read more “24890 – The New Monday?”