Solving Time: Almost twenty minutes, but should have been a little quicker I think, this didn’t feel hard, especially after 1dn went straight in. No new words, but some very neat surfaces here, such as … Read more “Times Crossword 25,092 – Moving in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform”
Month: February 2012
Times 25,091 A Geography Lesson
Solving time 25 minutes Good chewy puzzle that was always interesting with some complicated wordplays that some will not like but that I enjoy. There’s a geographical flavour with place names from Cornwall, London, NSW … Read more “Times 25,091 A Geography Lesson”
25090 – Yes, a walk in the park
Solving time: 27 minutes Music: Vaughn Williams, Antarctica Symphony, Boult/LSO I had all but one in 18 minutes, or so I thought. But the reason I couldn’t get the final answer was that I had … Read more “25090 – Yes, a walk in the park”
Mephisto 2685 – Don Manley
Got a really good jump on this one, and had most of it done before the coffee cooled. The unfamiliar words had rather generous wordplay for a Mephisto, I thought. Still a little unsure about … Read more “Mephisto 2685 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4472 (12 Feb 2012)
Solving time: 45:07 Since the ST has started publishing the setter’s name, I have, like many others I’m sure, gained a gut reaction to each name giving me an expectation of how much I’m likely … Read more “Sunday Times 4472 (12 Feb 2012)”
Times Jumbo 964
(I believe I’m blogging on the correct Jumbo this time – apologies for the dual posting on 963, which sghanson had already covered beautifully). My solving time was around 22 minutes. I found this one … Read more “Times Jumbo 964”
Saturday Times 25083 (11th Feb)
14:44 for this. Having struggled recently on Monday mornings, I wisely decided to save this for the train home on Monday evening, posting what seems to be a fairly good time (anything under 15 mins … Read more “Saturday Times 25083 (11th Feb)”
Times 25088
Solving time: 49:45 – Started quickly, with the northwest corner going in in about 3 or 4 minutes, but ran aground about twenty minutes later with about 10 left. These ten took as long to … Read more “Times 25088”
Times 25087 – do you have something to say, Prince William?
Solving time : 14:40, but over five minutes of that was spent agonizing possibilities for 20 down, before cottoning on to it as a straight out anagram clue. So up until that point I was … Read more “Times 25087 – do you have something to say, Prince William?”
Times 25086: No Eye Deer
Solving time: 37:39 Five minutes of which was spent on look-ups for 23dn. A clue that looks simple but may have stumped a few solvers, including yours truly. Apart from that, a pretty steady solve. … Read more “Times 25086: No Eye Deer”