Solving time 25 minutes An interesting puzzle of mid-range difficulty with a smattering of slightly unusual vocab and a couple of less than obvious definitions. An enjoyable solve. Across 1 SCHEDULED – SCH-(DELUDE reversed); 6 … Read more “Times 25,462 – Let’s Open The Kimono”
Month: April 2013
Times 25461 – Say what?
Solving time: 75 rather grumpy minutes Music: Brahms, Violin Concerto, Grumiaux/Davis A rather unsatisfactory puzzle for me. While I was off to a reasonable start, I was not on the setter’s wavelength at all. I … Read more “Times 25461 – Say what?”
Jumbo 1031 – Saturday 13th April – A nice puzzle for beginners ?
This one went in fairly quickly as there seemed to be a lot of very obvious phrasal answers that came immediately from one word in the clue plus the enumeration – these included 15a, 25a, … Read more “Jumbo 1031 – Saturday 13th April – A nice puzzle for beginners ?”
Mephisto 2742 – Paul McKenna
Made a pretty quick start on this but slowed down considerably near the end, though I do think it was all solved in one session, maybe 30-40 minutes with the dictionaries handy. One or two … Read more “Mephisto 2742 – Paul McKenna”
Sunday Times 4534 (21 Apr 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 39:02 I thought this was an excellent offering from Tim this week – one of his best. Not too tricky, but with some excellent wordplay in a few places. I particularly liked the … Read more “Sunday Times 4534 (21 Apr 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 25454 (20th April)
Thanks to Sarah and Marcos for stepping in for me for a couple of weeks. I’ve was too busy to even solve any puzzles then, let alone blog them, but I’ve just about caught up … Read more “Saturday Times 25454 (20th April)”
Club Monthly 20151 April 2013 – Natural History edition
Solving Time: Just over an hour, so about average for me, although it did feel quite a hard crossword. Another high class offering, though, and a welcome diversion from some of the more ramshackle goings-on … Read more “Club Monthly 20151 April 2013 – Natural History edition”
Times 25459
Solving time: About 80 minutes, but I was way too tired to give this a proper go. If I hadn’t been blogging, there’s no way I would have even attempted it. It was as much … Read more “Times 25459”
Times 25458 – dial-a-loser
Solving time : 22:25 on the club timer, which is on the high side for me, though looking back there’s nothing that difficult, I just don’t think I was on the setters wavelength. There were … Read more “Times 25458 – dial-a-loser”
Times 25457: Diet of coffee, tea, apples & pears
Solving time: 28:09 Not a difficult puzzle, but with a few harder clues on the right-hand side. Helped here by a couple of repeat answers from recent puzzles. If you take out the crytpic and … Read more “Times 25457: Diet of coffee, tea, apples & pears”