Sorry this is late, I’m afraid I won’t have time to do the blog until later tonight, or tomorrow if I’m too tired. This placeholder was supposed to go up first thing this morning, but … Read more “Saturday Times 25556 (17th August)”
Month: August 2013
Jumbo 1048
I don’t recall anything troublesome with this one. It seems to me that there were fewer anagrams and more double definition type clues than normal, but that is all I can add to the explanations … Read more “Jumbo 1048”
TIMES 25561 – GOR BLIMEY, GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME!
An excellent puzzle that was a stinker for me after a very difficult week (bar Thursday). I wondered if I would ever get started and then spent the next hour wondering if I would ever … Read more “TIMES 25561 – GOR BLIMEY, GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME!”
Times 25560 – All Quiet on the Eastern Front
A much more conducive atmosphere to solve and blog this today as the grandchildren have returned to London. I was held up by some hard-boiled eggs; but overall, a fair puzzle with a variety of … Read more “Times 25560 – All Quiet on the Eastern Front”
Times Crossword 25,559 – Pussyfoot Edition
Solving Time: This took me 35 minutes. It seems well on the harder side of average to me, (again – was it something I said?!) and includes some nifty vocab, as well as several quite … Read more “Times Crossword 25,559 – Pussyfoot Edition”
Times 25558 – in case it’s needed
I came here to check in on the puzzle and found there was no blog. I know Jim is on his vacation, so it may have been that no sub was found or days got … Read more “Times 25558 – in case it’s needed”
Times 25557 – A genial social game of…..
Solving time: 22 minutes Music: Niamh Parsons, Blackbirds and Thrushes Tonight, I went for a good time and a quick solve, and got one. More than half the answers were put in from the literals, … Read more “Times 25557 – A genial social game of…..”
Sunday Times 4550 (11 Aug 2013) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: About 25 minutes I think, if memory serves. I solved it offline while on holiday, and made a note of my time on the sheet, but later threw it away before noting my … Read more “Sunday Times 4550 (11 Aug 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Mephisto 2763 – Don Manley
I found this one on the more gentle side of Mephistos, particularly the wordplay. I was in the back of a car being driven through mountains of Tennessee and managed to get most of this … Read more “Mephisto 2763 – Don Manley”
Times Jumbo 1047
34:36 on the Club timer, which which is pretty much bang on my average time for the Jumbo (or at least my usual time for an average Jumbo, if you see what I mean). There … Read more “Times Jumbo 1047”