Bit of a step down from the cracking 1000th Jumbo, which took a lot of thinking. This seemed relatively easier and is probably a fairly standard offering. I am blogging this Sunday morning after a … Read more “Jumbo 1001 – the one after the lord mayors show…”
Day: 21st October 2012
Mephisto 2720 by Paul McKenna – Don Meets Buzz
A very satisfying solve that I thought was on the harder side of the spectrum. I have no queries or quibbles. Across 1 REPULP – (purple)*; “do” is anagrind; 7 CALPA – C-ALP-A; about=A; a … Read more “Mephisto 2720 by Paul McKenna – Don Meets Buzz”
Sunday Times 4507 (14 Oct 2012) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 57:11 with one wrong I really struggled with this one. There were several clues I didn’t understand until post-solve. And 6d I effectively gave up on, throwing in any old thing just to … Read more “Sunday Times 4507 (14 Oct 2012) by Tim Moorey”