Author: daveperry

Solving time: 43:36 This one sparked a lot of discussion on the forum. There were plenty that liked it, and a fair few that didn’t. But the one thing that nobody accused it of was … Read more “Sunday Times 4512 (18 Nov 2012) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time: 44:53 – with one clumsy mistake Apologies for the lateness of the blog, I came to post it and realised I hadn’t written it up! I hate it when that happens. I solved … Read more “Sunday Times 4511 (11 Nov 2012) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time: 76:42 – with two mistakes Not a very good effort by me this week. The mistakes were both genuine and couldn’t be blamed on typos. I found it tough going, but probably fair … Read more “Sunday Times 4510 (4 Nov 2012) by Tim Moorey”

Solving time: 67:48 I struggled to get on Dean’s wavelength for this one, particularly in the NW corner. But it was certainly worth persevering with, as most of the clues were quite brilliant. As for … Read more “Sunday Times 4509 (28 Oct 2012) – one of Dean’s best”

Solving time: 41:45 I found this one fairly average in terms of difficulty. I don’t think there were any new words in here to me, although there were a couple of unfamiliar ones – BERTHA … Read more “Sunday Times 4508 (21 Oct 2012) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time: 57:11 with one wrong I really struggled with this one. There were several clues I didn’t understand until post-solve. And 6d I effectively gave up on, throwing in any old thing just to … Read more “Sunday Times 4507 (14 Oct 2012) by Tim Moorey”