Solving time: 1:10:31 I really needed a quick and easy one today as I’m off on holiday in the morning and I’ve got to be up extremely early to catch my flight. I found this … Read more “Times 25543”
Author: daveperry
Sunday Times 4547 (21 Jul 2013) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: Just under 40 minutes I got the four 13 letter answers quite quickly, which helped a lot at the start, but I ran into trouble towards the bottom with 22/23/25/26/27 all taking a … Read more “Sunday Times 4547 (21 Jul 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Sunday Times 4546 (14 Jul 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 21:41 I did this one online for a change, and recorded one of my fastest times in recent memory. I don’t know if this one was particularly easy, or if I just found … Read more “Sunday Times 4546 (14 Jul 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Times 25531
Solving time: 47:30 My apologies for not getting this up earlier, but I only remembered it was my turn to blog as I was going to bed. I tried starting it then, but it was … Read more “Times 25531”
Sunday Times 4545 (7 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: About 45 minutes. It took me an age to see the long anagram at 10/12, plus I put COALSACK at 4a (although I was never entirely happy with it) which stopped me getting … Read more “Sunday Times 4545 (7 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer”
Sunday Times 4544 (30 Jun 2013) by Jeff Pearce
My time was about 40 minutes, I think, but I solved it offline while sat in the garden enjoying a 17 without a clock to hand. I thought it a fairly average, but enjoyable solve. … Read more “Sunday Times 4544 (30 Jun 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Times 25519
Solving time: 54:10 I started quickly enough, but stalled completely after about 30 minutes with 6 or 7 left, and they went in very slowly. I came very close to abandoning it for the night … Read more “Times 25519”
Sunday Times 4543 (23 Jun 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: Just inside an hour all told, over three sessions. I started it while relaxing in a hot bath but had to stop after about 25 minutes as the paper was getting damp and … Read more “Sunday Times 4543 (23 Jun 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Times Jumbo 1040 (15 Jun 2013)
Solving time: About an hour with one mistake. I found this one on the easy side compared to some of the others I’ve blogged. The two full length across clues both went straight in without … Read more “Times Jumbo 1040 (15 Jun 2013)”
Sunday Times 4542 (16 Jun 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: 55:14 I started off quickly enough, getting the 11/13 combination before I’d finished reading the clue, but then slowed down considerably, and crawled over the line nearly an hour later. It felt like … Read more “Sunday Times 4542 (16 Jun 2013) by Dean Mayer”