Solving time: 34:41 I was hoping for a quick win here after 1 across went straight in, but my progress was slower than it probably should have been. I didn’t come to write this blog … Read more “Sunday Times 4466 (1 Jan 2012) – And a Happy New Year”
Month: January 2012
Mephisto 2679 – Don Manley
The barred-grid beastie continues into 2012! I found this one kind of tough, got most of the right half out in a first solve, but needed some dictionaries (and eventually a bit of google to … Read more “Mephisto 2679 – Don Manley”
Jumbo 958
As this is my first blog of 2012 can I take the opportunity to wish all solvers and my fellow bloggers a Happy New Year. If this blog is a little late I apologise, but … Read more “Jumbo 958”
Saturday Times 25047 (31st Dec) – back to normal
Another fairly straightforward Saturday puzzle for New Year’s Eve, for which I stopped the clock at 15:01. I almost misspelt 19D, but saw the cryptic and knew the alternative spelling. Reading through the forum posts, … Read more “Saturday Times 25047 (31st Dec) – back to normal”
Times Jumbo 957 (December 24th)
No meaningful time available for second Jumbo in a row; as a matter of fact, when I re-open the puzzle now, the clock is still ticking despite my crossword being safely submitted and given a … Read more “Times Jumbo 957 (December 24th)”
Saturday Times 25041 (24th Dec)
The Christmas Eve puzzle was given an extended deadline, so I couldn’t post the blog until today. 13:22 here, so not too hard with two 15- and two 14-letter entries which went in pretty quickly … Read more “Saturday Times 25041 (24th Dec)”
Times 25052 – Somebody pass me the dictionary
Solving time: 32:32 – I made rapid progress through the top half, but much slower further down. Quite a few unusual words here. Several that I was only dimly aware of, if at all, like … Read more “Times 25052 – Somebody pass me the dictionary”
Sotira’s Survey Results
As you may have seen in the comments below, Sotira has finished compiling the results of the survey she put together for us just before Christmas, and they make for some interesting reading. Not the … Read more “Sotira’s Survey Results”
Times 25051 – a holiday is almost as good as a change
Solving time : 16 minutes and 5 seconds, with one complete guess last in. Thanks to Uncle Yap for filling in for me on short notice last week, but I think I may have gotten … Read more “Times 25051 – a holiday is almost as good as a change”
Times 25050: Clothed in crinoline / Of smoky burgundy
No solving time recorded: but more or less forever. Struggled with this after a horrid spell of neuralgia early in the morning led me to take CNS-numbing medication. So it’s probably just me. Others may … Read more “Times 25050: Clothed in crinoline / Of smoky burgundy”