Solving time: 1:34:16 I found this possibly a little easier than normal, although probably not quite as easy as the other one published on the same day (994). An hour and a half is a … Read more “Times Jumbo 995 (25 Aug 2012) – A Bank Holiday bonus”
Author: daveperry
Sunday Times 4500 (26 Aug 2012) by Anax
Solving time: solved as a joint effort with my Dad in about 35 minutes. I was quite pleased that I seemed to get more than he did for a change! I don’t think my Dad … Read more “Sunday Times 4500 (26 Aug 2012) by Anax”
Times 25256
Solving time: 43:35 I can’t say I particularly enjoyed this one. A lot of the clues seemed very straightforward, but I was slowed down by a handful at the end, and a couple that didn’t … Read more “Times 25256”
Sunday Times 4499 (19 Aug 2012) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: 57:29, but couldn’t get 5a without aids. Most of this went in without too much difficulty, but there were a handful that I had trouble with which left me crawling to the finish. … Read more “Sunday Times 4499 (19 Aug 2012) by Jeff Pearce”
Sunday Times 4498 (12 Aug 2012) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 53:57, but with two wrong, and frankly, I was quite surprised it was only two. I rattled through the left hand side in about 15 minutes, but then got completely stuck on the … Read more “Sunday Times 4498 (12 Aug 2012) by Tim Moorey”
Times 25244 – Took almost as long to load as it did to complete
Solving time: 23:34 I’m not sure if there’s a problem with the website today, but I kept getting an error when trying to access any puzzle from my laptop. I tried my son’s laptop and … Read more “Times 25244 – Took almost as long to load as it did to complete”
Sunday Times 4497 (5 Aug 2012) by Anax
Solving time: 58:24 Typical Anax fare. Lots of excellent wordplay, well disguised definitions and the odd obscure word. This was good fun to solve, and I was quite pleased to solve in under the hour. … Read more “Sunday Times 4497 (5 Aug 2012) by Anax”
Times Jumbo 990 (28 Jul 2012)
Solving time: 1:35:44 For the most part, I found this pretty straightforward and I was able to rattle through 75% of it in about 40 minutes. I slowed down towards the end, mainly in the … Read more “Times Jumbo 990 (28 Jul 2012)”
Sunday Times 4496 (29 Jul 2012) by Jeff Pearce – An Olympian standard
Solving time: DNF. I only got round to starting this on Friday night, spent some more time on it on Saturday evening, but still couldn’t finish much more than two-thirds of it. I would’ve quite … Read more “Sunday Times 4496 (29 Jul 2012) by Jeff Pearce – An Olympian standard”
Times 25232
Solving time: 49:58 I probably could have done this quicker had I done it during the day, rather than the middle of the night. As it was I had to abandon the actual writing of … Read more “Times 25232”