Author: daveperry

Solving time: 54 minutes All manner of sensibilities seem to have been ruffled with this one. Probably a combination of 11d & 20a that did it. Personally I think these people need to get out … Read more “Sunday Times 4626 (25 Jan 2015) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time: 36:47 A decent crossword, not too tricky. A couple had me puzzling over the wordplay for a while post-solve – 26a & 24d. I had no quibbles. There was a certain amount of … Read more “Sunday Times 4624 (11 Jan 2014) by Tim Moorey”

Solving time: 32:17 This seemed quite a straightforward post-Christmas offering from Jeff. A reasonable number of easy starters, but a few slightly tougher ones as well. One or two words I wasn’t familiar with, like … Read more “Sunday Times 4622 (28 Dec 2014) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time: 52:00 Another excellent offering from Dean. A soupcon of seasonal cheer to boot. 13d had me laugh out loud and was easily my COD, but there were lots of other clues that deserve … Read more “Sunday Times 4620 (14 Dec 2014) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time: 34:54 Not Mr Moorey’s finest hour, in my opinion. The hidden word at 9a was glaringly obvious, and the one at 24a wasn’t much better, and the definition at 2d was just plain … Read more “Sunday Times 4618 (30 Nov 2014) by Tim Moorey”

Solving time: Just over the hour I just crept over the hour with RAISE/STEINS being the last pair in. I’m not sure why it took me so long as, looking back at it now, a … Read more “Sunday Times 4616 (16 Nov 2014) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time: 39:28 Quite a tough one it seemed to me from Dean this week. I loved the deception in 16d so that gets my COD. There was talk on the forum about a nina, … Read more “Sunday Times 4614 (2 Nov 2014) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time: 48:55 I never concentrated in History at school, but I managed to drag 23a up from somewhere. I’m also not sure where I managed to pull 11a from either, but it was in … Read more “Sunday Times 4612 (19 Oct 2014) by Tim Moorey”