23:11. I spent a very high proportion of my time on two clues: 13ac and 5ac. I’m not really sure why: it’s just a question of looking at them the right way. I didn’t manage … Read more “Sunday Times 4704 by Dean Mayer – outta sight”
Month: July 2016
Mephisto 2917 – Tim Moorey
I did most of this without resorting to a dictionary (though I had an incorrect answer at 22 across, thinking it must be RUNTS) at a rather nice new Lebanese restaurant that opened up in … Read more “Mephisto 2917 – Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 26472 (23rd July)
Solving time – not sure, a gentle 20 minutes or so with the actual paper for a change, while talking and not really concentrating on it. I then typed it in in 1:58 (submitted without … Read more “Saturday Times 26472 (23rd July)”
Jumbo 1217 July 16, 2016 – Ideal conditions
This one took me about 36 minutes, which is fast for me, Jumbo-wise. To be fair, the solving conditions were ideal, a rainy Saturday arvo with the wife away in Melbourne for the weekend. Not … Read more “Jumbo 1217 July 16, 2016 – Ideal conditions”
Club Monthly 20190 – July 2016
Solving Time: No time, because I solved this while on holiday in the Preseli Hills in darkest Wales, and the original piece of paper with my notes on it is now lost. However, it did … Read more “Club Monthly 20190 – July 2016”
Times 26,477: Let Them Eat Clues
I was catastrophically drunk for this one, post a nice sloshy evening out at the Greenwich Comedy Festival; and not the good, confidence-boosted, clues-flying-in-on-autopilot drunk, but the barely able to see the screen or find … Read more “Times 26,477: Let Them Eat Clues”
TLS Crossword 1133 by Praxiteles – July 8, 2016: Bom Dia Senhor. E como são todos vocês hoje?
A terrific piece of work, this, which I unraveled in 47.56, with some recourse to Google’s algorithms for confirmation and enlightenment (vide infra 1ac, but not before I had manfully found several checkers). One of … Read more “TLS Crossword 1133 by Praxiteles – July 8, 2016: Bom Dia Senhor. E como são todos vocês hoje?”
Quick Cryptic 624 by Joker
I’m standing in again as the vacancy for a Friday blogger has not yet been filled. If anyone’s interested in taking this on regularly please let me know and I shall pass it on. 10 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 624 by Joker”
Quick Cryptic No 623 by Flamande
Apologies for the later posting this morning. For the second alternate Thursday my iPad refused to download today’s edition. Also for the second alternate Thursday I find myself blogging a FLAMANDE grid, so double the … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 623 by Flamande”
Times 26476: Double your Monty Python references, double your fun!
Oh silly George – I knew I was racing through this one, and as I got to the end I thought there was a chance I might be under 6:30 (and I stopped to answer … Read more “Times 26476: Double your Monty Python references, double your fun!”