Author: jackkt

I thought this was going to be easy as I started strongly but I soon ran into problems and slowed to a crawl. I was parsing as I went but had to miss out a … Read more “Times 25609 – Reverse Gear”

Around 40 minutes for this fairly straightforward puzzle. The answers in the top half almost wrote themselves in but I lost time further down, particularly in the SW corner. I suspect we shall see some … Read more “Times 25597 – Wrong side of the blanket”

I raced out of the starting blocks with this one but very soon began to realise that it was not going to be as easy as I originally thought. An hour later with much of … Read more “Times 25585 – Sting in the Head”

This very lively and enjoyable puzzle took me 42 minutes parsing as I solved, so it was yet another at the easier end of the scale. There was nothing unknown although I needed all the … Read more “Times 25573 – Take Your Partners…”

An excellent puzzle that was a stinker for me after a very difficult week (bar Thursday). I wondered if I would ever get started and then spent the next hour wondering if I would ever … Read more “TIMES 25561 – GOR BLIMEY, GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME!”

Quite a tricky pangram this, but after the initial shock had worn off I settled to my task and worked through it steadily gaining confidence along the way and eventually finishing in 50 minutes. I … Read more “Times 25549”

Following events since last weekend it was with some relief that I solved a long answer (12ac) as the puzzle was printing off and realised that I was probably in for an easy time of … Read more “Times 25537 – A Welcome Relief”

A very pleasant, mostly straightforward puzzle that came as something of a relief after my last blog and several subsequent offerings. It still delayed me longer than it should have, taking me 47 minutes to … Read more “Times – 25525 – Back to Basics”

Goodness me, I think I’ve earned my money on this one! Oh no, I just remembered I’m doing this for fun, not for cash. I must be mad. For what it’s worth, it took me … Read more “Times 25513 – A long long way to run”

I really struggled to get going on this one having lost confidence in my solving skills almost immediately because I started by looking at the four 3-letter clues and only managed to crack one of … Read more “Times 25501”