This one initially looked fairly easy, but after I’d completed the top and bottom few rows and the left-hand side, I slowed down considerably, with a final solving time of 23 minutes. I’m blaming too … Read more “Times Jumbo 974 – the Easter Monday puzzle”
Month: April 2012
Times 25144 – Sporting Highlights
Solving Time: 23 minutes After the usual 5 minutes thinking I’m not going to be able to even make a start on this one, I found it remarkably easy. I’ve not much time today so … Read more “Times 25144 – Sporting Highlights”
Jumbo 973
Apologies that this was a couple of days later than usual – we have just returned from a week away. The crossword was straightforward to solve and submit, but when I came to write up … Read more “Jumbo 973”
Mephisto 2694 by Don Manley
Not a particularly difficult puzzle but good value none the less. Across 1 PANCHATANTRA – PAN-CHAT-ANTRA; hollow=PAN;talk=CHAT;hollow=cave=antre so I’m guessing that ANTRA is the plural form;Vishnu Sharma’s version of Aesop’s Fables;on edit ANTRA is plural … Read more “Mephisto 2694 by Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4481 (15 Apr 2012)
Solving time: 31:54 Not much to say about this week’s puzzle. It all seemed quite run-of-the-mill with no obvious talking points. We passed 100 days to go until the London Olympics between the publication of … Read more “Sunday Times 4481 (15 Apr 2012)”
Saturday Times 25137 (14th April)
Solving time 13:20. Sorry for the brevity, but I have no time this weekend. Across 1 PASSAGES – PASS (spend) + AGES (a long time). 6 SUSSEX – SUSS (discover) + EX (old). 9 SHOE … Read more “Saturday Times 25137 (14th April)”
Times 25142
Solving time: 24:50 I’m returning the favour for Jack who covered for me last week. It looks like I got the better end of the deal as this was something of a walk in the … Read more “Times 25142”
Times 25,141 – Lager & Cider, Ouch!
Not exactly a stroll as I struggled through this set of clues, taking about an hour, give or take. A couple of unfamiliar words, including the cocktail of lager and cider … and that is … Read more “Times 25,141 – Lager & Cider, Ouch!”
Times Crossword 16,410 – Printer’s Inadvertent Devilry?
Solving Time: just under 28 minutes, but not a hard puzzle. It would have been less, but I had trouble in the NW corner, mainly caused by writing two wrong answers for 4dn. This crossword … Read more “Times Crossword 16,410 – Printer’s Inadvertent Devilry?”
Times 25,139 James Bond Meets Michael Jackson
Solving time 15 minutes Nothing too difficult or obscure here. Standard Times cryptic that shouldn’t cause too many problems. Across 1 SCAMPERED – DES (French for some) reversed contains CAMPER; to Les Halles no doubt; … Read more “Times 25,139 James Bond Meets Michael Jackson”