Solving time : With many distractions, about 25 minutes and I hope I get this blog in before the internet here dies or my laptop does. Some tricky subtraction clues in this one, so let’s … Read more “Times 24159: Hav I go word fo yo!”
Author: glh
Times 24147 – for want of an answer
Solving time : after 12 minutes I had all but 21 down filled in. Another 15 minutes, two phone calls, and a trip into Bradfords later I am none the wiser and have made a … Read more “Times 24147 – for want of an answer”
Mephisto 2527 – Mike Laws
I usually find Mike the most difficult of the Mephisto setters, but I managed to knock this one out in one sitting, rare for me with Mephisto. Enjoyable crossword with some nice words, maybe a … Read more “Mephisto 2527 – Mike Laws”
Times 24135 – you say “Capstan”, I say “wot”.
Solving time : 23 minutes – after about 15 minutes I was left with 13, 14, 3 and 23, and it was a painful couple of minutes to get the last few (with a head-kick … Read more “Times 24135 – you say “Capstan”, I say “wot”.”
Some good news for those not in the UK…
It looks like they load the crosswords day by day now, and so you can get to a crossword as soon as it is online without having to do the time change (my desktop at … Read more “Some good news for those not in the UK…”
Times 24123 – eternal torment, multilation and a squishy bug
Solving time : 13 minutes – I didn’t get any until the long anagram at 12 across and then things fell into place pretty nicely. A good crossword for wordplay, not many hidden words or … Read more “Times 24123 – eternal torment, multilation and a squishy bug”
Mephisto 2523 – Paul McKenna
I found this one an intriguing and challenging crossword – I solved most of it on a plane on Tuesday with no access to dictionaries or aids, at the end of that I had everything … Read more “Mephisto 2523 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24111 – welcome to the New Year (almost)
New Year’s Resolution: To aid and abet in the breaking of others’ New Years Resolutions. Solving time : Maybe I was feeling too rushed, but this took me almost half an hour and I should … Read more “Times 24111 – welcome to the New Year (almost)”
Times 24100 – is the north-east corner trying to tell us something?
Solving time : 24 minutes, a very slow start, with a read through of the acrosses the only ones I saw the first time were 21, 22 and 23, and it was a slow climb … Read more “Times 24100 – is the north-east corner trying to tell us something?”
Mephisto 2519 – Tim Moorey
This was a rare single-sitting solve for me for a Mephisto – most of the lower half went in without too much effort, and there was some hunt-and-pecking for the correct words for the top … Read more “Mephisto 2519 – Tim Moorey”