Timed at 13:50, with one error (misread the anagram fodder and plumped for a likely-looking but wrong answer). One of those odd puzzles which was 90% very straightforward, but with two or three elements which … Read more “Times 25,013 – a quick dip in the gander bag”
Month: November 2011
Times 25012 – Cats and Birds
Solving Time: 30 minutes A canter for the most part, apart from a bit of hard going around Cheeseburn Grange. I’ve been sleep deprived for several weeks due to work commitments so I’m afraid I … Read more “Times 25012 – Cats and Birds”
Sunday Times 4459 (13 Nov 2011)
Solving time: 32:36 – a similar time to last week, but I didn’t feel as happy with this one. I feel I made heavier weather of what should have been a more straightforward puzzle. cd … Read more “Sunday Times 4459 (13 Nov 2011)”
Mephisto 2672 by Paul McKenna
With the first five across clues going straight in the top half was a breeze. The bottom was a bit harder, but not a lot, so overall a relatively easy solve. Across 1 PRESS,CHARGES – … Read more “Mephisto 2672 by Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 25005 (Nov 12)
Solving time 18:25. I had a bit of a hold-up due to a wrong answer in the NW corner, but otherwise this was fairly straightforward, with no science or literature and only one obscure word. … Read more “Saturday Times 25005 (Nov 12)”
Times Jumbo 950 (5 Nov 2011)
Solving time: 65:33 – quite quick for me, and probably could have been under the hour if I hadn’t kept getting distracted by the TV for the first 30 minutes or so. Most of if … Read more “Times Jumbo 950 (5 Nov 2011)”
Times 25010 – Blogger’s nerves take their toll (again)…
Off to a flying start with some easy three-letter answers but I became bogged down quite early on. I got started again when I reached the clues for the SE and then the NE flowed … Read more “Times 25010 – Blogger’s nerves take their toll (again)…”
Times 25009 – the fastest cake in the world!
Solving time : 13:51 – with about 5 minutes of that spent stuck in the Yankee corner. There’s some rather interesting devices used here, a few that don’t pop up that often. If you know … Read more “Times 25009 – the fastest cake in the world!”
Times 25008: The flowers that bloom in the spring …
Solving time: 31:14. But I’m pleading the 96th Amendment (“Bloggers will be excused slow times when fully parsing clues before entering answers”). A good (but not great) puzzle I felt with a few traps for … Read more “Times 25008: The flowers that bloom in the spring …”
Times 25,007 A Potpourri
Solving time 20 minutes I enjoyed this puzzle, which has a little something for everybody. There are a couple of unfamiliar words and a less well known area of Germany. The scientific content is quite … Read more “Times 25,007 A Potpourri”