Solving time: 57:46 I found this one really quite a struggle, although I was quite tired so it may well just be me. Some of the clues seemed very easy, while others seemed a lot … Read more “Sunday Times 4504 (23 Sep 2012) by Tim Moorey”
Month: September 2012
Mephisto 2717 – Paul McKenna
I did this while watching Australia pummel India in the World Twenty20, so it was obviously a good time. Started in the bottom right and worked my way up and across from there – interesting … Read more “Mephisto 2717 – Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 25275 (22nd Sept)
Solving time 15:28, so fairly straightforward considering it’s a pangram, as they are often quite tricky. As I had a bit of time on my hands today, I’ve decided to introduce a small innovation that … Read more “Saturday Times 25275 (22nd Sept)”
Jumbo 998
Completed online in 30 minutes whilst on holiday in France Nothing to quibble about, but I don’t feel there are any outstanding clues either, although 6D may be trickier for solvers outside the UK. Across … Read more “Jumbo 998”
Club Monthly 20144 September 2012 – Must Try Harder (the blogger, that is)
Solving Time: this took me quite a while, almost two hours in fact, though half of that was spent in mopping up the last half-dozen clues. To my intense irritation, I find I have one … Read more “Club Monthly 20144 September 2012 – Must Try Harder (the blogger, that is)”
Times 25280
Solving time: 38:41 – with one careless typo that affected two clues, thus spoiling my score. I rather enjoyed this one. I went through this quite fast (for me), but didn’t feel that it was … Read more “Times 25280”
Times 25279 – fishy
Solving time : 16:26 – though I’m not in prime solving form – didn’t get to start on this until after pub trivia (and whatever comes with pub trivia) and watching the new episode of … Read more “Times 25279 – fishy”
Times 25278: Swallows and Amazons
Solving time: 24:46 Would have been quicker if not for the two fours at 13ac and 25ac — especially the former where MANE looked to be on the cards for a while. The key for … Read more “Times 25278: Swallows and Amazons”
Times 25,277
17:35 on the Club timer, but I suspect it wasn’t as difficult as that suggests. I feel very out of practice after a few weeks away from the daily cryptic, having been a) away on … Read more “Times 25,277”
Times 25276
This was the latest in a run of easy Monday puzzles – at least on my blogging days. My time could have been down there in Severland but for the SE corner, which stretched things … Read more “Times 25276”