Time: 1:51:18 Lots of people today – an artist, a composer, a racing driver, a physicist and an authoress. I knew all but the composer, although the artist was only vaguely familiar. The other words … Read more “Times Jumbo 940 (27 Aug 2011)”
Author: daveperry
Sunday Times 4448 (28 Aug 2011)
Solving time: 32:45 – pushed over the half-hour by 8d. There were a few new words for me – OVENBIRD, RANCHI, TURKISTAN, WHEELER (as a horse) and POISE (as a unit), but all were deducible … Read more “Sunday Times 4448 (28 Aug 2011)”
Times 24944 – Jolly hockeysticks!
Solving time: 30:59 Much like yesterday’s, I found this another good fun puzzle with plenty to enjoy. 1a, 8, 9 & 11 all made me smile. Lots of great words like TICKETY-BOO & DULLSVILLE. 23 … Read more “Times 24944 – Jolly hockeysticks!”
Times 24941
Solving time: 33:28 Apologies for the late blog, but I’m standing in for Tim at short notice. I started slowly, but sped up as I got into it. I didn’t know the PRONGHORN, nor that … Read more “Times 24941”
Sunday Times 4447 (21 Aug 2011)
Solving time: Just over an hour. Apologies for the late blog. I meant to post it earlier but it slipped my mind. I found this a bit of a struggle. There’s still a few elements … Read more “Sunday Times 4447 (21 Aug 2011)”
Sunday Times 4446 (14 Aug 2011)
Solving time: 37:38 with 1 mistake. A few new words for me – COLLOCATION, LAMBERT & VALETUDINARIAN. I failed to get LAMBERT, plumping instead for LAMBENT, but then a cryptic def for such an obscure … Read more “Sunday Times 4446 (14 Aug 2011)”
Times 24932
Solving time: Squeaked in under the hour at 59:14 A few new words for me – HECATOMB & LLANERO, also DAUBE. Plus several entered without full understanding. I particularly struggled in the NE corner, but … Read more “Times 24932”
Sunday Times 4445 (7 Aug 2011)
Solving time: About 28 minutes After last week’s fun and games, a much more conventional solve today. A few new words for me – CRAMBO, OJIBWAS & ORISONS, although I think I have probably come … Read more “Sunday Times 4445 (7 Aug 2011)”
Sunday Times 4443 (24 Jul 2011)
Solving time: 24:41 Not much to say about this one. Back to a more usual standard this week, with little to tax the solver too hard. I made steady progress throughout, and probably could have … Read more “Sunday Times 4443 (24 Jul 2011)”
Saturday Times 24909 (July 23rd)
Andy’s not around today, so he sent me his blog to post on his behalf. Solving time 18:49, so a bit trickier than average for me. Partly due to putting in a wrong answer to … Read more “Saturday Times 24909 (July 23rd)”