Just a gentle reminder to Sunday bloggers that last week’s puzzles shouldn’t be blogged until next weekend, and that the Christmas Day puzzles will be online-only and won’t have prizes, so can be blogged on … Read more “Reminder”
Month: December 2016
Times Jumbo 1239
Season’s greetings, everyone! Overall I didn’t find this too tough, but I hadn’t come across 39ac before, and spent ages trying to work out 7ac – the clue is a nice bit of misdirection. As … Read more “Times Jumbo 1239”
Saturday Times 26598 (17th Dec)
A leisurely unhurried 10:33 on a print-out so this was definitely at the easy end of the spectrum. Mostly very straightforward wordplay so not too much to say about it below. Hats off to the … Read more “Saturday Times 26598 (17th Dec)”
Times 26,603: Lord of the Wrongs
I, and others if the Club Forum is anything to go by, found this quite arduous in places – i.e. exactly what I’m looking for a Friday puzzle, excellent work setter! Of particular difficulty, if … Read more “Times 26,603: Lord of the Wrongs”
Quick Cryptic 729 by Tracy
Just snuck in under the 5-minute mark, 4:59 to be precise. That would place it slightly on the easier side of average by my reckoning. Keeping it brief today, having just looked at the list … Read more “Quick Cryptic 729 by Tracy”
TLS Crossword 1153 by Praxiteles – December 2, 2016
Some fast times were recorded on the Club timer for this very entertaining puzzle. I clocked in at 23.37 which I believe is a record for me since the new regime took over at the … Read more “TLS Crossword 1153 by Praxiteles – December 2, 2016”
The Christmas Turkey Report
I solved this about a week ago but left the report writing until today. Mainly because we’ve finalised puzzles up to 1st Jan to give ourselves an easy Christmas/New Year gap, but as it happens, … Read more “The Christmas Turkey Report”
Times Quick Cryptic No 728 by Flamande
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve had a bit more crossword practice of recent or if today’s was a gentler offering than most, but I was satisfyingly quick today. Would have been 8 minutes … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 728 by Flamande”
Times Cryptic 26602 – December 22, 2016. Ni!
Not at my most fluent, so it took 37.14. There are three words that might only ever appear in crosswords at 4ac, 20 ac and 7d, but in each case there’s pretty much generous wordplay … Read more “Times Cryptic 26602 – December 22, 2016. Ni!”
Times 26601 – 20 minutes? Yer ‘avin a larf.
Well, it was the final, and you’d expect a move to the black runs, and last week’s (the first of the three) wasn’t so bad, was it? But this one; had I started it first … Read more “Times 26601 – 20 minutes? Yer ‘avin a larf.”