Author: foggyweb

Solving time: 41 minutes Another Bank Holiday, another straightforward puzzle. There was nothing too tricky today: a few words I didn’t know but I wasn’t held up for too long. There were quite a few … Read more “23612 – I spy a mysterious smorgasbord of pandowdies and spam”

Solving time: about an hour (average for me these days) I enjoyed this – nothing too tricky but lots of places to get side-tracked.NE corner held me up – came back to after a break … Read more “23,606 – good fun, average difficulty”

Solving time: 1h36 Pretty tough going. Luckily the two long ones were places I have heard of – might cause problems for some. I didn’t get the wordplay for ABSCOND until I did this write-up.It … Read more “23600 – lots of food and drink today”

Solving time: 27 minutesVery fast for me. Got off to a great start and kept going. I think the only unfamiliar words for me were beetle=jut, barge=hopper and the composer Orlando di Lasso. Reading through … Read more “23,594 – short in duration”

Solving time : 2 hours + a bit (in a few sessions) I really struggled to get into this and spent a long time staring at the paper, questioning my ability and my sanity. I … Read more “23588 – got in a MESS and took AGES”

Solving time : just under 40 minutes. I had a really slow start, only getting a few clues on first read-through. Then I seemed to fall into crossword mode and whizzed through the rest. I … Read more “23,582 – Puzzle protocol? Snap out of it”

Solving time : 42mins, but not sure about a coupleI found this pretty straightforward – I did it on the train, so hoped I wouldn’t need to go to the dictionary. I am not sure … Read more “23,576 – heatstroke”

Solving time : 54 minsI felt pretty pleased with this time – there were a few words I didn’t know. A couple of times I got the definition, but couldn’t see the wordplay for ages. … Read more “23,570 – He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare…”

Solving time : About 50 mins I thought this was fair crossword overall; I like puzzles that you can complete without any (or with very little) specialist knowledge. There were a few words that I … Read more “23,564 – Accidentally Like A Martyr”

Solving time : 1hr 10minsAnother difficult Monday for me – I got going straightaway with a few anagrams, but then failed to get many of the others for a while. There are still three I … Read more “23,558 – double trouble”