Solving time: DNF I forgot to solve this at the time, then forgot that I forgot, only remembering when I came to post it this morning. Unfortunately, I was out last night, and am now … Read more “Sunday Times 4483 (29 Apr 2012) by Tim Moorey”
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Sunday Times 4482 (22 Apr 2012) by Anax
Solving time: 39:12 I’d say I found this a fairly average difficulty for one of Dean’s offerings. I had to work hard for the last half-dozen or so, but I got there without aids and … Read more “Sunday Times 4482 (22 Apr 2012) by Anax”
Times Jumbo 975 (14 Apr 2012) – The Gallic trend continues…
Solving time: None recorded. I was spending a rare weekend with my family when this came out, so my Dad and I attacked this together and we finished maybe a third of it. I finished … Read more “Times Jumbo 975 (14 Apr 2012) – The Gallic trend continues…”
Times 25148
Solving time: 56:03 – with one mistake at 17. It took me quite some time to get started on this one. Once I got into it, I progressed fairly steadily, but run aground completely with … Read more “Times 25148”
Sunday Times 4481 (15 Apr 2012)
Solving time: 31:54 Not much to say about this week’s puzzle. It all seemed quite run-of-the-mill with no obvious talking points. We passed 100 days to go until the London Olympics between the publication of … Read more “Sunday Times 4481 (15 Apr 2012)”
Times 25142
Solving time: 24:50 I’m returning the favour for Jack who covered for me last week. It looks like I got the better end of the deal as this was something of a walk in the … Read more “Times 25142”
Sunday Times 4480 (8 Apr 2012) – Name dropping
Solving time: 35:14 – with one wrong (see 27a). No one should be left in any doubt about The Sunday Times’ use of living people in its crosswords. No less than seven people are mentioned … Read more “Sunday Times 4480 (8 Apr 2012) – Name dropping”
Sunday Times 4479 (1 Apr 2012) – These foolish things
Solving time: 27:18 As Anax hinted he might in my blog for 4476, he has provided an April Fool themed puzzle for us this week. Indeed, the phrase ‘April Fool’ crops up no less than … Read more “Sunday Times 4479 (1 Apr 2012) – These foolish things”
Sunday Times 4478 (25 Mar 2012) – Dinner with no strings
Solving time: 46:39 I feel Jonathan should be blogging this one as it has something of a musical flavour to it. We have brass (11a), woodwind (5d) and keyboards (13a, well, sort of) but no … Read more “Sunday Times 4478 (25 Mar 2012) – Dinner with no strings”
Times Jumbo 970 (17 Mar 2012)
Solving time: 1:42:23 – with one wrong (I couldn’t spell RATATOUILLE) I made fairly steady progress through this one, although I did it in lots of short bursts. There were a few words I didn’t … Read more “Times Jumbo 970 (17 Mar 2012)”