Oh dear! Another difficult one for me today and I suspect that Peter and some others may have finished before I had even put my first word in as that took me at least 5 minutes. Having … Read more “23813 Hammered again! (well not quite)”
Author: jackkt
23801 – Hay ho!
I found this one much easier to complete than to explain. It took me about 40 minutes but I was rather distracted by the number of answers going in that I couldn’t fully justify at the … Read more “23801 – Hay ho!”
23793 Oooh R!
Solving time : About 40 minutes. An enjoyable puzzle that didn’t make too many demands on this addled brain when tackled in the early hours before bedtime. Several nice clues, in particular 9, 24 and … Read more “23793 Oooh R!”
23790 – Not too 14D but sticky stuff at 8
Solving time : About 45 minutes. This presented a few more problems than yesterday’s easy one but progress was steady throughout and I didn’t get bogged down for too long anywhere. I can’t choose between 27 … Read more “23790 – Not too 14D but sticky stuff at 8”
23778 – Got any O’s?
Yes, 16 of them! I had completed the puzzle without major problems until I became bogged down in the SE corner with 13d a tricky &lit, 27a an alternative spelling I have never met before and … Read more “23778 – Got any O’s?”
23766 – My first blog, blow by blow
Solving time: Longer than it should have taken. I put this down to nerves on my first blog and attempting it late at night after a busy day.. Nevertheless it was a very enjoyable puzzle … Read more “23766 – My first blog, blow by blow”