Solving time: 50:06 I found this one rather fun. There were quite a few interesting bits of wordplay, like the hidden phrases in 15 & 20, and to a lesser extent 9 & 11. I … Read more “Times 25471”
Author: daveperry
Sunday Times 4535 (28 Apr 2013) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: 34 minutes offline I printed this one off and solved while cooking dinner. In truth, all that really involved was inserting the odd dish into the oven at various intervals, so I don’t … Read more “Sunday Times 4535 (28 Apr 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Sunday Times 4534 (21 Apr 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 39:02 I thought this was an excellent offering from Tim this week – one of his best. Not too tricky, but with some excellent wordplay in a few places. I particularly liked the … Read more “Sunday Times 4534 (21 Apr 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Times 25459
Solving time: About 80 minutes, but I was way too tired to give this a proper go. If I hadn’t been blogging, there’s no way I would have even attempted it. It was as much … Read more “Times 25459”
Sunday Times 4533 (14 Apr 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: About 45 minutes offline. It’s another supremely witty offering from Dean, and a lot of fun to solve. So many good clues that it’s very difficult to pick a COD. Actually, that’s not … Read more “Sunday Times 4533 (14 Apr 2013) by Dean Mayer”
Times Jumbo 1030 (6 Apr 2013)
Solving time: About two and a half hours offline, but with one wrong. I actually had two wrong, but one of those was just a typo when I filled it in online – I had … Read more “Times Jumbo 1030 (6 Apr 2013)”
Sunday Times 4532 (7 Apr 2013) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: 41:33 A straightforward, for the most part offering this week. Everything seemed to be proper and above board. There seemed several particularly easy ones, especially the four across clues in the centre of … Read more “Sunday Times 4532 (7 Apr 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Times 25447
Solving time: 1:00:13 I feel I made heavy work out of this as I was quite tired. There were some really excellent clues in here though. In fact, the overall standard of the clues was … Read more “Times 25447”
Sunday Times 4531 (31 Mar 2013) by Tim Moorey – Ecclesiastical incumbents
Solving time: About 30 minutes offline. For the most part, I found this one pretty easy. Probably three-quarters went in in about 15 minutes, but then I came unstuck over half a dozen or so … Read more “Sunday Times 4531 (31 Mar 2013) by Tim Moorey – Ecclesiastical incumbents”
Sunday Times 4530 (24 Mar 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: I did this on paper amid interruptions, so it’s hard to give any kind of accurate time. I’d reckon about 40-45 minutes at a guess. It’s an excellent crossword, a typical example from … Read more “Sunday Times 4530 (24 Mar 2013) by Dean Mayer”