Solving time: 49:45 – Started quickly, with the northwest corner going in in about 3 or 4 minutes, but ran aground about twenty minutes later with about 10 left. These ten took as long to … Read more “Times 25088”
Author: daveperry
Sunday Times 4471 (5 Feb 2012) – Apologies for being late (Andy’s fault!)
Solving time: 48:50 Many apologies for being a couple of days late with this one. I’ve been on holiday in Egypt for a week and I’ve just got back an hour ago. I did leave … Read more “Sunday Times 4471 (5 Feb 2012) – Apologies for being late (Andy’s fault!)”
Sunday Times 4470 (29 Jan 2012)
Solving time: 35:28 A lot of really good wordplay this week. Much of it extremely well-disguised. The containment indicators in 4 & 16, for example, were both hard to spot. Also 14, 15 & 18 … Read more “Sunday Times 4470 (29 Jan 2012)”
Times 25076 – A 21st century puzzle
Solving time: 29:47 – 1a went in fairly quickly, and I made steady progress from there. A good strong puzzle with quite a few uncommon words thrown in just to keep one on one’s toes. … Read more “Times 25076 – A 21st century puzzle”
Sunday Times 4469 (22 Jan 2012)
Solving time: About 20 minutes offline. Still on jury duty this week so, again, I printed this off to do while waiting to be assigned to a jury. Very straightforward this week. The easiest for … Read more “Sunday Times 4469 (22 Jan 2012)”
Sunday Times 4468 (15 Jan 2012)
Solving time: About 43 minutes, but with three silly mistakes. I’ve been on jury duty this week so I printed this off to do between sessions. It was certainly easier than last week’s nightmare, but … Read more “Sunday Times 4468 (15 Jan 2012)”
Times Jumbo 960 (7 Jan 2012)
Solving time: Off the scale. I forgot to pause the timer between sessions so my time just showed as +1 day, but I spent a long time on it. Indeed, 47d took the best part … Read more “Times Jumbo 960 (7 Jan 2012)”
Times 25064
Solving time: None recorded. I was way too tired to attempt this puzzle before going to bed, but I knew I wouldn’t have a chance to blog it otherwise, so attempt it I did. I … Read more “Times 25064”
Sunday Times 4467 (8 Jan 2012) – Phew!
Solving time: 1:01:00 – struggling all the way. I approached this with some trepidation having seen the comments made against last week’s blog about it. I think I had about 5 or 6 in after … Read more “Sunday Times 4467 (8 Jan 2012) – Phew!”
Sunday Times 4466 (1 Jan 2012) – And a Happy New Year
Solving time: 34:41 I was hoping for a quick win here after 1 across went straight in, but my progress was slower than it probably should have been. I didn’t come to write this blog … Read more “Sunday Times 4466 (1 Jan 2012) – And a Happy New Year”