Solving time 12:55, helped a lot by getting three of the four perimeter clues quickly. Some tricky wordplay in parts (I didn’t work out how 4D worked until I started writing it up this morning), … Read more “Saturday Times 25544 (3rd August)”
Month: August 2013
Times 25549
Quite a tricky pangram this, but after the initial shock had worn off I settled to my task and worked through it steadily gaining confidence along the way and eventually finishing in 50 minutes. I … Read more “Times 25549”
Times 25548 – Green Eggs & Ham
What a tough nut to crack, not helped by the fact that the two London grandchildren are visiting and demanding to hear for the umpteen times the Dr Suess classic interspersed with tales of Peppa … Read more “Times 25548 – Green Eggs & Ham”
Times Crossword 25,547 – Do give a damn
Solving Time: About 20 minutes. I thought this of roughly average difficulty. It has some excellent clues and I enjoyed it. cd = cryptic definition, dd = double definition, rev = reversed, anagrams are *(–), … Read more “Times Crossword 25,547 – Do give a damn”
Times 25546 –
Jim’s on holiday so can’t do this one. I was meaning to ask for a sub, but in the end I found myself having to stay up all night for a new software release so … Read more “Times 25546 –”
Times 25545 – Yes, 1 across sums it up nicely
Solving time: 35 minutes Music: Old Blind Dogs, Wherever Yet may Be A typically moderate Monday puzzle that I made relatively quick work of, being in a bit of a hurry to catch up after … Read more “Times 25545 – Yes, 1 across sums it up nicely”
Sunday Times 4548 (28 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: Most of a flight from Manchester to Faro I struggled to get on the setter’s wavelength with this one, so most of it was like pulling teeth. Only much more enjoyable. Although often … Read more “Sunday Times 4548 (28 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer”
Times Jumbo 1045 (20 Jul 2013)
Solving time: I didn’t time it but it must have been over two hours spread across several sessions. This felt like very tough one to me, but maybe I just wasn’t on the setter’s wavelength. … Read more “Times Jumbo 1045 (20 Jul 2013)”
Saturday Times 25538 (27th July)
Solving time 18:02, which seemed pretty quick for this one. Indeed, after 5 minutes I only had three answers in place, but then something clicked and I raced away with the rest of it. Great … Read more “Saturday Times 25538 (27th July)”
Times 25543
Solving time: 1:10:31 I really needed a quick and easy one today as I’m off on holiday in the morning and I’ve got to be up extremely early to catch my flight. I found this … Read more “Times 25543”