Solving time: 49:45 Not as tough as last week, but still probably harder than usual. I found the NE corner the trickiest, with the unknown TALLITH, the unfamiliar COLUMBINE, and I still struggle to adjust … Read more “Sunday Times 4442 (17 Jul 2011)”
Author: daveperry
Times 24908 – Late again!
Solving time: None recorded, the website got all confused on me and I had to submit several times before it accepted. I reckon just short of an hour but with two wrong. You have my … Read more “Times 24908 – Late again!”
Times 24905
Solving time: None recorded, but probably about 45 minutes all told. Apologies for the late blog. I volunteered to cover this one last week, but no one came back to me, so I assumed my … Read more “Times 24905”
Sunday Times 4441 (10 Jul 2011)
Solving time: About 3 days! I started on Sunday evening and finished on Wednesday lunch-time. Without doubt, I found this the hardest Sunday puzzle since I took over the blog back in January. There was … Read more “Sunday Times 4441 (10 Jul 2011)”
Sunday Times 4440 (3 Jul 2011)
Solving time: 37:06 Apologies for the late blog. I clean forgot about it. Still, better late than never. Most of this I found quite straightforward, but there were a few – PURIM, CURVE and a … Read more “Sunday Times 4440 (3 Jul 2011)”
Times 24896
Solving time: 40:47 – with probably 10 minutes spent on the last 3 (14/17/28) all of which were unknown to me and needed working out from the wordplay. As well as these three, the other … Read more “Times 24896”
Sunday Times 4439 (26 Jun 2011)
Solving time: 26:24 after a slow start My son has stopped going to swimming lessons, but had we gone, I would have comfortably finished before him this week. It took me a while to get … Read more “Sunday Times 4439 (26 Jun 2011)”
Times Jumbo 930 (18 Jun 2011) – By the shores of Gitche-Gumee, by the shining Big-Sea-Water
Time: 1:15:13 – Certainly my quickest for quite a while, if not ever. Thought I might finish under the hour but spent 15 minutes or so on the last 5 clues (9/10/12/27 & 52). I … Read more “Times Jumbo 930 (18 Jun 2011) – By the shores of Gitche-Gumee, by the shining Big-Sea-Water”
Sunday Times 4438 (19 Jun 2011)
Solving time: 41:40 Something of a mixed bag here. I wasn’t keen on some of the wordplay, particularly 16 & 25. The rest of it was pretty much OK, but certainly nothing to write home … Read more “Sunday Times 4438 (19 Jun 2011)”
Times 24884 – Nice bunch of Bests anyone?
Solving time: 51:11 I was fairly quick to start, but slow to finish. Nearly resorted to aids, but managed to avoid it, other than to check a couple in the dictionary before writing them in. … Read more “Times 24884 – Nice bunch of Bests anyone?”