Solving time : 15:07 on the club timer with one silly typo. First one I’ve tried on the club site since I broke my humerus, so I’m down to typing with one hand. Probably near … Read more “Times 25626 – what’s the sound of one hand typing?”
Month: November 2013
Times 25625: First Prelim, Puzzle 3 — GENA, MEG AND RON (x2) HUG?
Solving time: 34:27 As the time suggests, far too difficult for me. Gives me even greater admiration for the folk who complete the Prelims (let alone the Grand Finals) all correct and in the given … Read more “Times 25625: First Prelim, Puzzle 3 — GENA, MEG AND RON (x2) HUG?”
Times 25,624
Something of a wake-up call after yesterday’s cakewalk; this puzzle was a proper challenge, with concise elegant surfaces, and requiring much more thought. Anyway, timed at 18:45, and with an error to boot; either my … Read more “Times 25,624”
Times 25623 – Oh, Lewis…
What would Morse have thought of this? Nothing to distract him from the tedium of staving off adoring females and keeping up his lugubrious aspect 24/7. 16 minutes for me, so who knows what records … Read more “Times 25623 – Oh, Lewis…”
Sunday Times 4561 (27 Oct 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: About 35 minutes I found this a pretty straightforward solve. There were one or two I wasn’t overly keen on. I didn’t understand the relevance of Peebles in 1a, other than that it’s … Read more “Sunday Times 4561 (27 Oct 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2774 by Paul McKenna
The third relatively easy one on the trot. With “ologist” obvious in the anagrist at 1A and particularly 2D and 3D being give-aways 1A put up no resistance and in this grid that means a … Read more “Mephisto 2774 by Paul McKenna”
Saturday Times 25616 (26th Oct)
Sorry about the delay getting this one up – my weekends are getting as busy as my weekdays lately! Anyway, a fairly steady solve in around 15 minutes. Getting the four 14-letter ones in early … Read more “Saturday Times 25616 (26th Oct)”
Times Jumbo 1059
I thought this was fairly straightforward; it took me 17 minutes, plus checking the answer to 39dn (PHILISTIA). As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 SPENCER – sounds like (Edmund) Spenser. Hubert SPENCER coined … Read more “Times Jumbo 1059”
Times 25621 – The New Monday
I expect to see some fast solving times today as most of this was very easy indeed. I got held up towards the end by a couple of shades of meaning I didn’t quite see … Read more “Times 25621 – The New Monday”