Timed at 24:23, with everything correct (though not necessarily understood) when I stopped the clock. Across 1 HOMBURG – M.B. in (ROUGH)*. One of those where the anagrind and anagrist are interchangeable. 5 NABOB – … Read more “Times 24,989”
Month: October 2011
Times Championships – Preliminary 1 results
Here’s a breakdown of all the entrants in the first Preliminary heat – you’ll find my name about half way down and well out of the running 🙁 Full names where I know them, (current … Read more “Times Championships – Preliminary 1 results”
The Championship Final – Puzzle No. 1
Oops, no sign of it in the paper today so I’ve taken it down again. In his closing comments on Saturday, David Levy said that the three puzzles from the final would be reprinted in … Read more “The Championship Final – Puzzle No. 1”
Times 24988 – Not as able was I…
Solving Time: 37 minutes Following an unusually flaky solve on Saturday, even by my standards, I approached today’s with trepidation, and indeed managed to make hard work of some of the easier clues. Still, I … Read more “Times 24988 – Not as able was I…”
The Times Crossword Championships 2011
Congratulations to Mark Goodliffe for his record-equalling fourth consecutive victory, and congratulations to our Jumbo blogger Simon Hanson (sghanson) for coming second! Sadly I had two mistakes in the preliminary, but an honourable mention should … Read more “The Times Crossword Championships 2011”
Sunday Times 4455 (16 Oct 2011) – Just my cup of tea
Solving time: 29:13, albeit with one mistake – Just under the half-hour. An ideal time for a gentle Sunday solve. I quite enjoyed this one. It was pitched at just the right level of difficulty … Read more “Sunday Times 4455 (16 Oct 2011) – Just my cup of tea”
Mephisto 2668 by Tim Moorey
A rather easy Mephisto a great deal of which requires no reference to Chambers Across 1 AGNAME – A-G-NAME; Gabon=G; advanced=A; state=NAME; handle=(slang) name; 5 TUSCAN – corporation=TU(m) then substitute SCAN=survey for m=piece of m(ockery); … Read more “Mephisto 2668 by Tim Moorey”
Times Crossword Championship 2011
(Information just posted in the Crossword Club forum) The main news from yesterday is that Mark Goodliffe won for the 4th time in succession, finishing the 3 puzzles in the grand final in 24 minutes … Read more “Times Crossword Championship 2011”
Saturday Times 24981 (15th Oct)
Just a quick run-through for this one as I need to get to bed, and I forgot to do it earlier. Off to London early tomorrow for the Championships, where I hope to see a … Read more “Saturday Times 24981 (15th Oct)”
24986 – I, a twerp…
Back to normal for me on this one. I completed all but three in the NE within 30 minutes but then ran over by another 10 to finish the grid but including a cheat at … Read more “24986 – I, a twerp…”