On the easy side, but this was an enjoyable puzzle and quite inventive in places.
Month: October 2024
Times Crossword Championship 2024 – Think literally, not laterally
For those who don’t know me, my name is Colin Thomas, I’m an occasional poster – but more often lurker – on this site, I set crosswords under the pseudonym Twin (plus one or two others), and for the first time this year I was in the grand final of the Times Crossword Championship.
Times 29053 – Oh My!
An interesting test from the setter today.
Times Quick Cryptic 2812 by Wurm
Most of this was very easy for me.
Times Crossword Championship Results
As reported on The Times Crossword Club site…
Note from Vinyl1 – I have engaged a guest blogger to blog the Championship puzzle.
Mephisto 3346 – What to do with the bourgeoisie?
This Mephisto was pretty straightforward, and I managed to finish it in one sitting on a Saturday night. Most of the vocabulary was at least somewhat familiar, and I was able to write in a number of answers confidently without cracking Chambers.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5133 by Dean Mayer — Some twists and turns
…but overall rather straightforward, I thought, a quicker than usual trip from Dean.
Quick Cryptic no 2811 by Jalna
I found this considerably towards the tougher end of the QC spectrum.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1696 – he stuck a feather in it
Nothing to panic the ponies here – another relatively straightforward solve with a few unfamiliar bits
Times Cryptic 29046 – Saturday, 12 October 2024. Egged on, or egg on face?
A few unknowns here but all getable.