Solving time : 13 minutes – made one rather silly error at the start, but it came out when I worked my way through the down clues. Found the right half considerably easier than the … Read more “Times 24973 – oh no, not again (ref 18 across)”
Month: October 2011
Times 24972: Four or five Johns?
Solving time: 19 minutes. So getting quicker by the day this week. Slight hold up in the top right where I failed to know the ducks or spot them from the (as it turned out) … Read more “Times 24972: Four or five Johns?”
Times 24,971 – shortly I’m heading for a place to party (6,3)
Solving time 15 minutes Not only is the Times Crossword site running on an out of date authorisation certificate but this morning I couldn’t access the site at all – had to go rushing down … Read more “Times 24,971 – shortly I’m heading for a place to party (6,3)”
Times 24970 – The blogger’s albatross
Solving time: 29 minutes Music: Stravinsky, Petrushka, Monteux/BSO This seemed like it would be quite easy, but an early wrong answer ended up causing considerable difficulty. Furthermore, I did not fully understand the substitute that … Read more “Times 24970 – The blogger’s albatross”
Sunday Times 4452 (25 Sep 2011)
Solving time: 41:30 I only got round to attempting this yesterday, so I was still a bit under the weather which may have affected my time a little. It felt slightly on the hard side … Read more “Sunday Times 4452 (25 Sep 2011)”
Mephisto 2665 – Tim Moorey
I usually start the Mephisto over coffee on a Sunday morning and I got about half of this out (though I had a wrong anagram at 33). As typical with Tim Moorey puzzles I find … Read more “Mephisto 2665 – Tim Moorey”
Times Saturday 24963 (24th Sept)
Solving time 26:42, great puzzle with some brilliant anagrams. More later, time normally reserved for blogging taken up by excruciating rugby match, but at least we got there in the end! Sorry for the late … Read more “Times Saturday 24963 (24th Sept)”