I printed out three puzzles for the evening, and whipped through the Quickie. Next up was supposed to be the main puzzle, but the puzzle on my clipboard was the Championship final. Fortunately, I realized this immediately from the difficulty of the clues – no easy Monday this! Turning to the correct puzzle with relief, I found it not as easy as usual, although not really hard.
Month: October 2025
Times Crossword Championship 2025 Results
As posted on the Times Crossword Club site here today…
Congratulations to Mark Goodliffe, who has won the Times Crossword Championship for a record 14th time, solving a fiendish final puzzle in 8:55….
A view from the championship
Some people may be interested in the Times Crossword Championship, which was held yesterday at HQ in London.
Sunday Times 5184 by Dean Mayer
19:25. A decidedly tricky one from Dean this week.
Mephisto 3397 – Robert Teuton
Greetings barred-grid fans
Quick Cryptic 3117 by Teazel
A bit of everything from Teazel…
Times Cryptic 29352 – Sat, 4 Oct 2025. Wot dat u suid?
I had no idea what a suid might be. But, the answer makes perfect sense!
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1753 – 27 September 2025 – Another Swansong?
A bit of a curate’s egg this one, with some good clues and some not so good.
Quick Cryptic 3116 by Wurm
Clunk
Times Cryptic No 29357 — Not half bad
25:51. It would appear I might have done well on a hard one. I felt like I caught onto the setter’s tricks fairly early, but the last few were tough-going indeed.