Solving time: 21:16 It’s another pangram, which helped only a bit. Held up by trying too hard to parse as I went: a habit that would surely detract from the championship conditions which I hope … Read more “Times 25475 — 1st Championship Qualifier: R U game?”
Month: May 2013
Times 25482 – Are you a sight for tires eyes?
Solving time : 26:06 on the club timer with my typical typo (in this case a Y that strayed to the end of 27 across). I made pretty heavy weather of this one, and there’s … Read more “Times 25482 – Are you a sight for tires eyes?”
Times 25481: Once a Jolly Drifter … Always a Jolly Drifter
Solving time: 22:23 I was fearing a stinker after a couple of easy days. And a brief look at the clues seemed to confirm my suspicion. But once started (with the simple 9ac), all went … Read more “Times 25481: Once a Jolly Drifter … Always a Jolly Drifter”
How to make sure you don’t lose your Crossword Club only membership
Latest news: These instructions are only valid for renewals up to the end of this month. On July 1st, no further Crossword Club renewals will be processed and all Worldpay agreements will be cancelled. This … Read more “How to make sure you don’t lose your Crossword Club only membership”
Times 25,480
18:05, but the state of the leaderboard so far (not a single genuine, all-correct, time under 10 minutes even after Magoo and Jason have done their worst) confirms what I was feeling as I solved, … Read more “Times 25,480”
Times 25479
25 minutes for a gentle offering with one clue that has me flummoxed. Across 1 PLAYWRIGHT – wary* in PLIGHT to give the luvvies’ luvvie.6 IDEA – the even letters in mIdDlEmAn.10 UNHINGE – [f]UN … Read more “Times 25479”
Sunday Times 4537 (12 May 2013) by Tim Moorey – How rude!
Solving time: 27:34 I rattled through this one pretty quickly for me. I don’t get under 30 minutes very often. I enjoyed this one quite a lot, particularly the rather rude 5d, which is probably … Read more “Sunday Times 4537 (12 May 2013) by Tim Moorey – How rude!”
Mephisto 2750 by Paul McKenna
Reasonably straighforward Mephisto but with two French and one Latin tag thrown into the mix. Quite why the French put things on the carpet whilst the English put them on the table when they raise … Read more “Mephisto 2750 by Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 25472 (11th May)
Didn’t have time to finish this today, so look out for it later tonight. Actually I didn’t get back home till nearly midnight, but here it is eventually. Three cryptic definitions in the one puzzle … Read more “Saturday Times 25472 (11th May)”
Times Jumbo 1034
I didn’t solve this in one session, so I can’t quote a time, but I thought it was reasonably straightforward. As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 COASTER – double definition 5 ASCENDANT – … Read more “Times Jumbo 1034”