Author: foggyweb

Solving time: 31 mins This is my final post as the regular Monday blogger. So thanks and farewell, although I’ll still pop in and say hello.I’ve been doing this for about two-and-a-half years and it’s … Read more “Times 24,192 – cheers”

Solving time: 24 minutes. I did it all apart from 18a in about 16 minutes, so thought I was going to get another really fast time. Mostly this was quite easy – quite a few … Read more “Times Crossword 24180”

Solving time: 12 minutes Wow, I wasn’t expecting that. Every so often a puzzle comes along that doesn’t require a lot of work. I wrote in most answers after just one look at the clue. … Read more “Times 24174”

Solving time – in a few sessions, probably about 40 minutes. All good fun. Struggled a bit after I’d got about half quite quickly – last two in took a while – 11 (MARTELLO) and … Read more “Times 24168”

Solving time: 53 mins Took a while to get into this and a few clues needed quite a bit of thought. I think there were some really good ones, though, and plenty to smile about. … Read more “Times Cryptic (Number 24162)”

Solving time: 36 minutes It took me a while to get going this morning. I think the first one I wrote in was ERATO at 19a. Once I had a few words in, the pace … Read more “Times Cryptic (Number 24156)”

Time: 31 minutesAn enjoyable puzzle with some fun clues. There were a few words that I wasn’t familiar with: LEVY,JIM-JAMS,TULLE. Across 9 W(HEAT)EAR – this was the last answer in for me, I couldn’t see … Read more “Times Cryptic (Number 24150)”

Solving time: 30 minutes Quite straightforward – it was pretty much clear what to do in each clue. I didn’t know Toscanini, although he looks slightly familiar. I also hadn’t heard of Berlin blue. Across … Read more “Times Cryptic (Number 24144)”

Solving time: 27 minutes I browsed to the new Times Crossword Club and it remembered me – with the old version I had to log in each time. It’s also the first time I’ve tried … Read more “Times Cryptic (Number 24138)”

Time: 26 minutes.I found this easier than others over the past week. I got annoyed by 9A, not wanting to believe that expresso was a word!There are some really good ideas throughout the puzzle, but … Read more “The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24132”