Timed at 16:31, and much enjoyed. I didn’t quite have all the background knowledge required, but as I pointed out last week in discussions of another puzzle, a) I don’t necessarily expect to, and b) … Read more “Times 25,001”
Day: 8th November 2011
Times 15000 (originally, 9 Sep 1978)
Solving time: Just under an hour and ten minutes, but it would have been much longer without the use of reference material. Having completed 25000 in a reasonable time, I thought I’d have a go … Read more “Times 15000 (originally, 9 Sep 1978)”
Times 5000 (16 March 1946)
Solving time: 28:43 (1 answer wrong) I’m pretty sure this puzzle will not have appealed to everyone as it lacks the precision of modern-day Times crosswords and breaks a fair number of Ximenes’s rules. There … Read more “Times 5000 (16 March 1946)”