Solving time: 1:34:16 I found this possibly a little easier than normal, although probably not quite as easy as the other one published on the same day (994). An hour and a half is a … Read more “Times Jumbo 995 (25 Aug 2012) – A Bank Holiday bonus”
Month: September 2012
Jumbo 994
I didn’t find this too difficult – around 21 minutes – though I did have to look up a couple of terms (otter-board, inheratrix). As usual, * indicates an anagram. Hope to see some of … Read more “Jumbo 994”
Saturday Times 25257 (1st Sept)
Solving time 19:58 (one of my faster solves of the week too, as I solved this on the Tuesday or Wednesday, and most of the rest were pretty tough). I was off sick with a … Read more “Saturday Times 25257 (1st Sept)”
Times 25262 – Back to normal
Once again I made rather heavy weather of this one, coming in at around 50 minutes. I was never stuck but there were several words or meanings that wouldn’t come to mind or perhaps I … Read more “Times 25262 – Back to normal”
Times 25,261 – Don Quixote De la Mancha
Glory Be! My access woes have been successfully resolved with the intervention of our PeterB and SuzieR of Online Customer Services. Thank you very much. Today’s puzzle is such a delight with many exquisite surfaces that … Read more “Times 25,261 – Don Quixote De la Mancha”
Times Crossword 25,260 – Grrrls Just Wanna Have Fun
Solving Time: About 40 minutes in all, which makes it significantly harder than average, for me at least. 1ac & 1dn went straight in and I polished off the top half in fine style but … Read more “Times Crossword 25,260 – Grrrls Just Wanna Have Fun”
Times 25,259 – The Terry Wogan Show
Solving time 20 minutes An enjoyable puzzle of average level of difficulty. Some UK centric terms such as BEEB and DG but otherwise a good range of interesting words as answers. Some historical knowledge required … Read more “Times 25,259 – The Terry Wogan Show”
TIMES 25258
This was a fairly typical Monday offering with enough about it to give pause to all but the most expert solver. I managed it in 45 minutes with one wrong and a bit of a … Read more “TIMES 25258”
Mephisto 2713 – Tim Moorey
It was a pretty busy week for me this past week, and I didn’t get around to this Mephisto until Saturday. Fortunately nothing on this one held me up too much, and there were a … Read more “Mephisto 2713 – Tim Moorey”
Sunday Times 4500 (26 Aug 2012) by Anax
Solving time: solved as a joint effort with my Dad in about 35 minutes. I was quite pleased that I seemed to get more than he did for a change! I don’t think my Dad … Read more “Sunday Times 4500 (26 Aug 2012) by Anax”