Solving time : 23 minutes, though I suspect I made a real meal out of this one – I didn’t get started until after midnight and rather confidently wrote in a bunch of what proved … Read more “Times 24650: 1 across, 5 across (I hope) and I 23 down for 21”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2611 – Mike Laws
For the first time in a few weeks, the right puzzle appeared at the right time and by with the correct setter information! Woohoo – and I rather enjoyed this one with the curious grid … Read more “Mephisto 2611 – Mike Laws”
Times 24638: ye olde japananglais
Solving time : well I got a phone call in the middle, so I didn’t get a good handle on it. I started at 7:35, finished at 8:06 (US Eastern time) and there was a … Read more “Times 24638: ye olde japananglais”
Times 24626: I’m having a tea party!
Solving time : 21 leisurely minutes. I’m in Boston right now, and was solving this at the bar over a pizza and a few pints of delicious Harpoon Pale Ale at Ducali’s. If I had … Read more “Times 24626: I’m having a tea party!”
Mephisto 2607: Paul McKenna
I didn’t get to blog this earlier in the day, and I will be able to write it up later tonight. Please note – if you (as I did, unknowing) printed this last Sunday, you … Read more “Mephisto 2607: Paul McKenna”
Times 24614: a walk in the Jurassic park
Solving time : 34 minutes! Didn’t notice how much time had gone by, and maybe the problem was I’d only had two beers but I found this one an almighty struggle. A lot of small … Read more “Times 24614: a walk in the Jurassic park”
Times 24602… no, just talking
Solving time : Well after 20 minutes I have a complete grid, but I’m not 100% satisfied with it. This is one I wish I had swapped weeks with, because I’m sure my Thursday sharer … Read more “Times 24602… no, just talking”
Mephisto 2603: Tim Moorey
The first piece of difficulty came when I woke up last Sunday, went to download the Mephisto and the crossword club was down, denying me both the Sunday Times and the Mephisto. So I couldn’t … Read more “Mephisto 2603: Tim Moorey”
What the 15 across?
Solving time : Ever get that sinking feeling? After 12 minutes, I’m staring at 15 across, knowing that it is an anagram, knowing the fodder, and suspecting it’s one of those phrases that is going … Read more “What the 15 across?”
Times 24578: Straddling the pond
Solving time : 19 minutes. I expect it would be shorter if I was solving it from a print-out, but I am on the road and using the online version (surprisingly good internet at this … Read more “Times 24578: Straddling the pond”