Solving time: 24:33 – with one mistake. Quite a gentle Sunday solve this week, after last week’s time-consuming Jumbo. I made one clumsy mistake at 2d due to not spending enough time parsing the wordplay. … Read more “Sunday Times 4518 (30 Dec 2012) by Jeff Pearce – Substance abuse”
Author: daveperry
Sunday Times 4517 (23 Dec 2012) – Dean’s Christmas Cracker
Solving time: 1:55:40 An excellent Yuletide solve from Anax this. I have no complaints about any of the clues, and some of them were really excellent. 2, 11 & 14 were probably the pick of … Read more “Sunday Times 4517 (23 Dec 2012) – Dean’s Christmas Cracker”
Times 25363
Solving time: 1:17:56 over two sessions I’m rather struck down with this novovirus thing at the moment, so I’m not sure how much my horrific time is due to my overheated brain or whether this … Read more “Times 25363”
Sunday Times 4516 (16 Dec 2012) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: About an hour I did about half of this in a dentist’s waiting room, and then on the bus on the way back to work. I finished it the following day over another … Read more “Sunday Times 4516 (16 Dec 2012) by Tim Moorey”
Times Jumbo 1010 (8 Dec 2012)
Solving time: About 1 hour 40 minutes. On the whole a pleasant solve. I was held up by never having heard of either of the two long ones at 4 & 15. I loved the … Read more “Times Jumbo 1010 (8 Dec 2012)”
Times 25352
Solving time: 31:36 I didn’t have any major problems with this, despite tackling it after midnight and being quite tired, so I suspect it must be on the easy side. A couple of unknown words … Read more “Times 25352”
Sunday Times 4515 (9 Dec 2012) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: 1:24:13 After last week’s walk in the park, Dean’s offering this week was always going to be tough. I stared at it for about 20 minutes before I entered my first answer, having … Read more “Sunday Times 4515 (9 Dec 2012) by Dean Mayer”
Sunday Times 4514 (2 Dec 2012) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: 23:43 I found this the easiest puzzle for a while. Sub-25 minutes is pretty rare for me these days. I think GOOSANDER was the only unfamiliar word, and even that rang a vague … Read more “Sunday Times 4514 (2 Dec 2012) by Jeff Pearce”
Times 25340 – Too tough for me
Solving time: 57:56 – with three wrong! I found this something of a struggle. There were several that I put in without full understanding as I went through, plus a couple of wild guesses. I … Read more “Times 25340 – Too tough for me”
Sunday Times 4513 (25 Nov 2012) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: About 45 minutes Apologies for the slight lateness of the blog, but I’ve been busy Christmasifying my house. I found this something of a mixed bag. Not a great deal by way of … Read more “Sunday Times 4513 (25 Nov 2012) by Tim Moorey”