Solving time : 19:52, with a couple of distractions, but when I hit submit the Times is telling me that I have two wrong. One typo I can see quite clearly, but the other is … Read more “Times 24781: Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Hitler?”
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Mephisto 2633 – Tim Moorey
Well the difficulty appears to have been ramped up a bit here, I found this one a real struggle to get going on, but once a few key answers fell into place ((13 and 16 … Read more “Mephisto 2633 – Tim Moorey”
Times 24769: goo goo ga ga and E. L. Wisty!
Solving time : 12:36 on the crossword club timer, though when I submitted I got worried because it said I had one wrong. Of course when I opened the puzzle back up to write the … Read more “Times 24769: goo goo ga ga and E. L. Wisty!”
Mephisto 2631 – Paul McKenna
I found this on the easier side of Mephistos right until the very end, where I got stuck in the Texas corner for a while. Eventually figuring out the problem had to be TESTON (TES … Read more “Mephisto 2631 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24763: One dragon on the ground
Solving time : 8:15 on the crossword club, which I think is my best time on there so this was definitely on my wavelength. I’m filling in for Uncle Yap as he celebrates the Lunar … Read more “Times 24763: One dragon on the ground”
Times 24757: mind your homophones
Solving time : 25 minutes, 7 seconds online, though it tells me I have one mistake. I don’t know if that is a mistaken answer or a typo, we’ll find out when putting things through … Read more “Times 24757: mind your homophones”
Mephisto 2629 – Mike Laws
OK, after the disaster of two weeks ago I’m pretty sure I have the right puzzle sitting in front of me. I found this one pretty straightforward for a Mephisto, though several of the clues … Read more “Mephisto 2629 – Mike Laws”
Times 24745 – ow’s ya slang, mate?
Solving time : 9 minutes 47 seconds, which right now is good enough for the top spot of the leaderboard. Of course the crossword has only been live for 18 minutes so that won’t last. … Read more “Times 24745 – ow’s ya slang, mate?”
Mephisto 2627 – Tim Moorey
Well now that was well done George. I wrote an immaculate and detailed blog for the wrong puzzle this morning. I deleted it, so the lucky few who checked in consider yourselves very lucky. And … Read more “Mephisto 2627 – Tim Moorey”
Times 24733: please hammer, don’t hurt ’em, there’s a good boy
Solving time : 19:50 online, my time seems to inflate by about 3-5 minutes online because I keep mistyping in answers or start typing in without looking to check whether across or down is highlighed. … Read more “Times 24733: please hammer, don’t hurt ’em, there’s a good boy”