Solving time:35 minutes Music: Mahler, Symphony #2, Klemperer, Philharmonia I was quite tired, and wanted to solve and blog this one quickly, but when I went to the Crossword Club I found only yesterday’s. Then … Read more “Times 24994 – Where the heck is the puzzle?”
Month: October 2011
Sunday Times 4456 (23 Oct 2011)
Solving time: About 62 minutes in total, but about half of that spent on one clue! I though I was heading for what felt like a good time of about half an hour, but I … Read more “Sunday Times 4456 (23 Oct 2011)”
Mephisto 2669 – Paul McKenna
The difficulty appears to have been ramped up a little here – I got most of the bottom half out without needing to resort to aids, but the top half was full of unfamiliar territory! … Read more “Mephisto 2669 – Paul McKenna”
Times Jumbo 947
As straightforward a Jumbo as I’ve blogged for ages i.e. a standard Times puzzle which didn’t require much knowledge that wouldn’t already be familiar to regular solvers; as I usually point out under such circumstances, … Read more “Times Jumbo 947”
Saturday Times 24987 (Oct 22nd – Championship Day!)
Solving time 32:23, on the train on the way to the Championships last Saturday morning, although I was hampered by eight loud cackly women in the next seats, on their first ever trip to London … Read more “Saturday Times 24987 (Oct 22nd – Championship Day!)”
Times 24992
Solving time: 47:51, which felt like quite a good time. In fact at the time of writing, with the crossword having been online for some two hours, there is still only one sub 40 minute … Read more “Times 24992”
Club Monthly 20133 – October 2011
Solving Time: About 50mins in two sessions, which makes it a touch easier than last month’s. At the time of writing however only 29 entrants have submitted (to the leaderboard) an all-correct solution, which is … Read more “Club Monthly 20133 – October 2011”
Times 24991 – Light & Easy
Quite a pleasant morning’s work-out with a couple of new (to me) words thrown in but nothing that should trouble any seasoned solver. Like a fortnight ago, light and easy, thank goodness 🙂 ACROSS1 ABDUCT … Read more “Times 24991 – Light & Easy”
Times Cryptic 24990 – 8 minutes work for Mark Goodliffe..
A rare outing to the daily blog for me, deputising for Mctext who is out of town today. Having attended the Crossword Finals last Saturday I wondered if I might get a free ride this … Read more “Times Cryptic 24990 – 8 minutes work for Mark Goodliffe..”
Times Championships – Preliminary 2 results
Here’s a breakdown of all the entrants in the second Preliminary heat. Full names where I know them, (current blogger/commenter pseudonyms in brackets), initials otherwise – apologies in advance if I miss any I ought … Read more “Times Championships – Preliminary 2 results”