Solving Time: About 1hr 15mins in two sessions. This crossword struck me as unusually good even for a Club Monthly, which is saying something. It is also a pangram. It has a lot of elegant … Read more “Club Monthly 20146 November 2012 – A tour de force”
Month: November 2012
Times 25334 – A mixed bag
This took me 45 minutes apart from 9ac, a word I knew I didn’t know so decided not to prolong the agony and looked it up. Considering the simplicity of many of the clues that … Read more “Times 25334 – A mixed bag”
Times 25,333 – Mull of Kintyre
After that TNT Crack a fortnight ago, today’s puzzle seemed quite benign but not without its own challenges here, there and everywhere. Many lovely surfaces to entertain and amuse Shortly, I will be travelling to … Read more “Times 25,333 – Mull of Kintyre”
Times Crossword 25,332 – 2012 Championships, hail & farewell
Solving Time: Well, I solved it on the day, over a month ago now, and can’t remember how long it took but doing the blog now, it seems reasonably straightforward. My answer sheet is completely … Read more “Times Crossword 25,332 – 2012 Championships, hail & farewell”
Times 25,331 – Strawberries and Cream
Solving time 10 minutes My first blog appeared at the end of November 2007 so this is approximately my fifth anniversary and I suspect the easiest puzzle I have had to tackle. As a result … Read more “Times 25,331 – Strawberries and Cream”
Times 25330 Classic, Cryptic and Corny
Two in a row for me, as I will be in England for Christmas – where, incidentally, I hope to meet up with as many solvers and setters as can make it to a pub … Read more “Times 25330 Classic, Cryptic and Corny”
Jumbo 1006 – Champers, bucks fizz, and Digitalis – a recipe for a grasshopper mind ?!?
Mostly straightforward cluing and vocabulary, so most of the delays in completing this were self administered for me! Enjoyed 57A for its conciseness, however conversely 10D probably crossed the DbE line to achieve the same … Read more “Jumbo 1006 – Champers, bucks fizz, and Digitalis – a recipe for a grasshopper mind ?!?”
Mephisto 2725 by Tim Moorey – Problems With The Drains
I’m standing in for George today to repay him for doing my shift when I was on holiday (seems a dim and distance memory – since we’ve been back its done nothing but rain and … Read more “Mephisto 2725 by Tim Moorey – Problems With The Drains”
Sunday Times 4512 (18 Nov 2012) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: 43:36 This one sparked a lot of discussion on the forum. There were plenty that liked it, and a fair few that didn’t. But the one thing that nobody accused it of was … Read more “Sunday Times 4512 (18 Nov 2012) by Dean Mayer”
Saturday Times 25323 (17th Nov) – better late than never!
Apologies for the lateness of this – I ended up pulling an all-nighter and most of yesterday and was too tired to do the blog afterwards. But here it is – solving time 14:53, very … Read more “Saturday Times 25323 (17th Nov) – better late than never!”