Solving time: 55m30s Off to a good start. Mostly straightforward with a few easy clues for beginners. I finished with BODY and SABREWING – I almost gave up on that the latter. I took a … Read more “23,732 – threatened by hummingbirds”
Author: foggyweb
23726
Solving time : 51 mins Writing this very late – sorry. I have spent two long days working in the offices of an ICT company, but Livejournal is on their pornography black list and so … Read more “23726”
The Times 23720 – Just the capital missing
Solving time: 51m 48s Annigoni and shandygaff were new words to me – everything else I’ve come across either in real-life or crossword-life.After realising each letter had been used apart from J, I expected a … Read more “The Times 23720 – Just the capital missing”
23714 – easy start to the week
Solving time: 27:40 An enjoyable puzzle, mostly quite easy, with a few educated guesses where I wasn’t entirely sure. I sussed out all the wordplay before I wrote in the answers.I didn’t know Esk, choriamb … Read more “23714 – easy start to the week”
Times 23708 – some easy, some hard, all good
Solving time: 1h 1m 46s I had a bad day at work today and looked forward to a relaxing solve to unwind. Always nice to get off to a flyer – and I got 1A,1D,9A,12A … Read more “Times 23708 – some easy, some hard, all good”
23702 – red is blue
Solving time 41:50 Quite enjoyable, some fun clues and interesting wordplay. A few new words for me: I had to look up beech mast and twenty-fourmo, but they were quite gettable from the wordplay. And … Read more “23702 – red is blue”
23696 – easy Monday
Solving time: 20:40Shaved 2 minutes off my previous personal best from last Thursday, but this time I did understand all the wordplay as I entered the answers! Almost – see 2D. I thought I was … Read more “23696 – easy Monday”
23690 – eh?
Solving time of 51 minutes Quite a straightforward start to the week. There were a few things that annoyed me slightly, such as the apostrophes in 21A and 26A, but it was all pretty soluble. … Read more “23690 – eh?”
23684 – ok today
Time: 38:30 — I am well pleased with this time. It is the first time I have completed a Times puzzle on the train to London (42 mins), although I have completed a couple of … Read more “23684 – ok today”
23678 – pons pontis
Solving time of 36:19 Pretty straightforward overall, although some wordplay to think about.I got the two long ones quickly and finished off the LHS fairly quickly – last to go in were 20D and 28A. … Read more “23678 – pons pontis”