Solving time: about 36 minutes The hotel I’m in has ‘High Speed Internet Access’ but the crossword took about four minutes to load – a similar time elapsed when trying to search to check word … Read more “The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24126”
Author: foggyweb
Times 24120
Time: about 35 minutesNot a lot to say – quite easy but it took me a while to get CORKSCREW, ASCEND and WAGNER at the end. Not sure why they would hold me up – … Read more “Times 24120”
Times 24114
O dear – I seem to have deleted all the comments. I will re-add them at the bottom of this entry. Very sorry. Solving time: 37 minutes – 16 of which spent on the NW … Read more “Times 24114”
Times 24108
Solving time: I did about half last night and finished off this morning. Less than an hour in total, but some answers may have been arrived at while I was in the dream chamber. A … Read more “Times 24108”
Times 24103
Solving time: 1 hour + 1 minute A very slow start this morning, but I eventually got the hang of it. Looking back, there is nothing too tricky but there are some well constructed, misleading … Read more “Times 24103”
Times 24097
I did this in 26 minutes, so would expect to see some really fast times from others. A few new words for me (Ennis, Etty, Ostrogoth) – all proper nouns but all quite gettable from … Read more “Times 24097”
Times 24091
Solving time: 36 Minutes Quite fun and not too difficult. NW corner last to go in for me. As soon as I got VARNISH, the rest fell into place.Mostly familiar, although I learned the name … Read more “Times 24091”
The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24085
Solving time: 39 minutes Mostly straightforward, although I got held up for quite a while in the NE corner. After write-up, I don’t think I get 18. Across 5 B,OTTOM – MOTTO,B reversed 9 PUN,IT,I’VE … Read more “The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24085”
The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24079 – No, No, No
Hello – that was quite a struggle. Only managed about half of it on my first 45 train journey. Didn’t even complete it on my way back. So that’s about 90 minutes right there. I … Read more “The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24079 – No, No, No”
Times 24073
Solving time: 19 minutes I found this quite a breeze, really. Glancing at 1A as I sat down to have a go over breakfast, I thought this might be quite easy. I think I was … Read more “Times 24073”