Solving time: 55:04 I struggled with this one a bit, although looking back now, I’m not sure why. It took me quite a long while to get going with it. I think I was just … Read more “Sunday Times 4571 (5 Jan 2014) by Jeff Pearce”
Author: daveperry
Times Jumbo 1070 (28 Dec 2013)
Solving time: 1:45 A decent jumbo with some good wordplay, although I still don’t understand 39a. There were a few words I didn’t know – MARTINU, COVENANTER, OGEN & HEGEMONIC, and a couple I didn’t … Read more “Times Jumbo 1070 (28 Dec 2013)”
Sunday Times 4570 (29 Dec 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: About 25 minutes to solve, but much longer to parse. I finished this fairly quickly for me, because I quickly decided not to spend too much time attempting to explain all the clues … Read more “Sunday Times 4570 (29 Dec 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Sunday Times 4569 (22 Dec 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: None recorded. On the rare occasions that I make the journey down south to visit my family, we like to spend some time gathered around a crossword, pooling our collective resources. I was … Read more “Sunday Times 4569 (22 Dec 2013) by Dean Mayer”
Times 25674
Solving time: I couldn’t time it as I did it in bits on the train/tram on the way to work. From start to finish probably about forty minutes, but there was a 10 minute bike … Read more “Times 25674”
Sunday Times 4568 (15 Dec 2013) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: About 1:10 Over the hour for what seems a tough but fair puzzle. It’s hard to see, looking back, quite why it was so tough, but I certainly struggled with it. And judging … Read more “Sunday Times 4568 (15 Dec 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Times 25663
Solving time: 49:09 according to the timer, but considerably less in practice. I opened the puzzle, wrote in AARGH and promptly fell asleep. Once I’d woken up, I seemed to rattle through it quite quickly. … Read more “Times 25663”
Sunday Times 4567 (8 Dec 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: About 55 minutes. One of Tim best puzzles, as far as I’m concerned. A neat use of the four names around the outside, and a few choice clues. There was lots to enjoy … Read more “Sunday Times 4567 (8 Dec 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Times Jumbo 1065 (30 Nov 2013)
This took me about an hour and a half all told, with recourse to aids for one which I wouldn’t have got otherwise (39a). A decent puzzle overall. Inevitably there were a couple I wasn’t … Read more “Times Jumbo 1065 (30 Nov 2013)”
Sunday Times 4566 (1 Dec 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: About 55 minutes, and I was quite pleased with that. There were quite a few unknown words for me this week – PROGENITRESS, ALSATIA, MERISTEM, CORSELET & SEROUS although I managed to deduce … Read more “Sunday Times 4566 (1 Dec 2013) by Dean Mayer”