I solved this in around 20 minutes – nothing too contentious, I thought. There seemed to be an unusually large number of anagrams and “A in B” clues, though. * indicates an anagram. Across 1 … Read more “Times Jumbo 984”
Month: June 2012
Saturday Times 25197 (23rd June)
Solving time 9:29, definitely on the easy side as I don’t dip below 10 minutes very often these days. The first 6 acrosses went straight in with hardly any hesitation – in fact the whole … Read more “Saturday Times 25197 (23rd June)”
Club Monthly 20141 June 2012 – Wapenshaws, Clanjamfrays and Rondaches
Solving Time: No time recorded as I did it in several goes; but over an hour, I reckon, though it felt only medium-hard. Rather a medieval theme this month One of the joys of this … Read more “Club Monthly 20141 June 2012 – Wapenshaws, Clanjamfrays and Rondaches”
Times 25202 – Fairy Tales and Army Slang
I completed most of this within 25 minutes but then became bogged down in the remaining 8 clues in the lower half with 13dn, a word I’ve never heard of, as the main sticking point. … Read more “Times 25202 – Fairy Tales and Army Slang”
Times 25,201 – Order Amidst Chaos
My two London grandchildren are visiting and it proved extremely difficult to solve and blog when they demand to hear Puff the Magic Dragon on You Tube or for me to read out Nature Trail … Read more “Times 25,201 – Order Amidst Chaos”
Times Crossword 25,200 – Bladders and such
Solving Time: 22 minutes, so about average for me for this time of night. I hesitated for a while over 6dn but overall I really enjoyed this crossword, which I thought a fine effort. There … Read more “Times Crossword 25,200 – Bladders and such”
Times 25,199 – Hotel good, food good, sun shining,……
Solving time 20 minutes About average level of difficulty with no real obscurities. 5D is strange and I can’t help feeling I’m missing something subtle. I also don’t really understand the cryptic to 8D The … Read more “Times 25,199 – Hotel good, food good, sun shining,……”
Times 25198 – Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane?
Solving time: 28 Minutes Music: Moravec Plays Chopin This puzzle is indeed very easy, and I had finished all but one clue in about 15 minutes. Unfortunately, I had a mental block on the final … Read more “Times 25198 – Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane?”
Mephisto 2703 – Don Manley
It was a strange day on Sunday – I took this and the Azed “Double Trouble” puzzle for coffee in the “morning” and found myself frustrated with one of them very quickly. It wasn’t this … Read more “Mephisto 2703 – Don Manley”
Sunday Times 4490 (17 Jun 2012) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: 35:42 A good standard puzzle, I thought. Quite a few straightforward ones to get you started, but a few more interesting ones to slow you down a bit. I liked the deception at … Read more “Sunday Times 4490 (17 Jun 2012) by Jeff Pearce”