Solving time: 39:25 I wasn’t keen on this one as it seemed to require an awful lot of specialised knowledge. There were lots of unknowns to me – the birds PRION and TOURACO, the plant … Read more “Sunday Times 4553 (1 Sep 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Author: daveperry
Times Jumbo 1050 (24 Aug 2013)
Solving time: 1:36:10 I went through most of this quite quickly by my own standards, although I slowed down a little towards the end. There were a number of good clues here. 20a stands out … Read more “Times Jumbo 1050 (24 Aug 2013)”
Sunday Times 4552 (25 Aug 2013) by Tim Moorey
Solving time: 53:03 – I lost quite a bit of time on this one by starting it late one night when I was too tired to concentrate properly. I continued the following day and did … Read more “Sunday Times 4552 (25 Aug 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Times 25567 – He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.
Solving time: About 35 minutes. I remembered I was blogging this one just as I was about to go to bed. Luckily I found it quite easy and rattled through it in about 20 minutes. … Read more “Times 25567 – He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.”
Sunday Times 4551 (18 Aug 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: 31:42 Typical Dean. Lots of excellent surface readings and clever wordplay. Many candidates for COD but 12a just shades it over 17a for me. Apologies for the lateness of the blog. cd = … Read more “Sunday Times 4551 (18 Aug 2013) by Dean Mayer”
Sunday Times 4550 (11 Aug 2013) by Jeff Pearce
Solving time: About 25 minutes I think, if memory serves. I solved it offline while on holiday, and made a note of my time on the sheet, but later threw it away before noting my … Read more “Sunday Times 4550 (11 Aug 2013) by Jeff Pearce”
Times 25555
Solving time: 32:35 I’ve been on holiday in Portugal these last two weeks, due to fly back this morning, and I’ve spent a lot of that time sitting around the pool catching up with some … Read more “Times 25555”
Sunday Times 4549 (4 Aug 2013) by Tim Moorey
I can’t offer a solving time, I’m afraid, as I solved this in a leisurely fashion over several sessions around the pool (or even in it!) while on my hols. With the temperature in the … Read more “Sunday Times 4549 (4 Aug 2013) by Tim Moorey”
Sunday Times 4548 (28 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer
Solving time: Most of a flight from Manchester to Faro I struggled to get on the setter’s wavelength with this one, so most of it was like pulling teeth. Only much more enjoyable. Although often … Read more “Sunday Times 4548 (28 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer”
Times Jumbo 1045 (20 Jul 2013)
Solving time: I didn’t time it but it must have been over two hours spread across several sessions. This felt like very tough one to me, but maybe I just wasn’t on the setter’s wavelength. … Read more “Times Jumbo 1045 (20 Jul 2013)”