Solving time: 41 minutes Music: Shostakovich, Symphony #5, Freccia/ I was afraid I was losing my touch, not solving much for the past three weeks, and this puzzle seemed to confirm my fears. All the … Read more “Times 26227 – Last call for ‘E’”
Day: 11th October 2015
Times Crossword Championships – the real reason most of us turn up! :-)
There will be a meeting for crossword setters and solvers at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, SE1 1NH, coinciding with the annual Times Crossword Championship. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am on … Read more “Times Crossword Championships – the real reason most of us turn up! :-)”
Mephisto 2875 – Tim Moorey
Hmmm – well my greatest challenge here was the number of names of people, living or dead (and one where if you looked at a recent photograph, you’d be hard pressed to tell) that were … Read more “Mephisto 2875 – Tim Moorey”
Sunday Times 4662 by Dean Mayer – have done with childish Day-O
23:13. I found this decidedly tricky but for reasons I can’t now understand. Some of it is arguably a bit stretched or loose, which might explain it in part, but I didn’t notice most of … Read more “Sunday Times 4662 by Dean Mayer – have done with childish Day-O”