Solving time : After about 11 minutes, all I had left to put in was 14 across. And nothing at all came. For almost 10 minutes – I could see SPEED and SPIED and OPTED … Read more “Times 25925 – in which I bomb”
Month: October 2014
Quick Cryptic No. 163 by Joker
Thanks to Joker for an enjoyable puzzle. Not too tricky (definitely at the easier end of the QC spectrum) but with a wide variety of clue types. No cricket and no birds – good news … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 163 by Joker”
Times 25924
This pleasant puzzle, about 6 on my Richter Scale, took me 24 minutes, of which at least 5 was spent trying to parse my LOI 5dn. I think we have it sorted now. Someone will … Read more “Times 25924”
Times 25,923
12:49 on the Club timer, and based on the current leaderboard (on which I’m about half-way down page 2) that time was about par for me. An interesting puzzle, where I quite often had to … Read more “Times 25,923”
Quick Cryptic No 162 by Tracy
Tracy – thanks – this was great fun. If you like anagrams then you’ve come to the right place. A couple of longish ones pushed my time up to 18 minutes – I ended up … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 162 by Tracy”
If you haven’t done the Prize puzzles…
… be aware that some solutions are given in the Guardian piece below!
Crossword Competition: The Times report
Meet the man with a mind for puzzles Georgie Keate Published at 12:01AM, October 20 2014 For most crossword enthusiasts, winning the Times championship six years in a row would be quite a feat. In … Read more “Crossword Competition: The Times report”
Times 25922 – Pole Dancing with the Inland Revenue
A nice warm-down for those competing at the championships on Saturday, with no need for arcane knowledge or familiarity with Gerry Anderson characters. 26 minutes. ACROSS 1. SUPERB – UP (‘on horseback’ – if it’s … Read more “Times 25922 – Pole Dancing with the Inland Revenue”
Quick Cryptic 161 by Mara
In case of problems accessing the puzzle it can be found here: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20141020/293/ Either we have a new setter name or there is a typo in today’s heading. We’ve had many a puzzle by Mara … Read more “Quick Cryptic 161 by Mara”
Sunday Times 4611 by Dean Mayer – does it hurt? Every time.
Nice to put some faces to names at the championship yesterday. Unfortunately I seem to have picked up some sort of bug from my kids so wasn’t really in the mood for the pub, but … Read more “Sunday Times 4611 by Dean Mayer – does it hurt? Every time.”