Author: jackkt

After my run of DNFs this week I approached this one with some trepidation but I got off to a quick start with most of the NW and SE going in quite easily. A little … Read more “24770 – Happy Trails!”

I took over 90 minutes to finish this, solving it late into the night but it was after a very long and tiring day at work and I’m not sure whether that was a major … Read more “24758 – A real toughie (or just me?)”

This was a slowish but steady solve for me, taking 45 minutes. There’s a fair bit of GK required but I would say there’s nothing too obscure for finding the answers though a couple may … Read more “Times 24746”

Time taken to solve: 35 minutes. I thought we might be in for a stinker today but most of this went in without difficulty though I lost a little time on 6dn and 11ac. An … Read more “Times 24734”

Time taken to solve: 40 minutes. Most of this went in quite easily, especially the SW where I was solving faster than I could write (a rare experience for me) but I slowed towards the … Read more “24723 – All answers confined to characters in the first 25…”

Time taken to solve: 45 minutes but I spent longer checking the wordplay as I went than I would on a day when I was not preparing the blog. I’d class this as another quite … Read more “TIMES – 24711”

Time taken to solve:70 minutes. I got off to a very slow start with this one and early in the proceedings I had serious doubts if I would be able to crack it. Eventually I … Read more “Times 24699 – HEAVY WEATHER”

I thought I was heading for a sub 30 minute solve which would be quite good for me but I got a bit tied up in the NW with 9, 2, 4 and 11, and … Read more “Times 24687 – Still No Stinker!”

 Time taken to solve: I’d like to claim 20 minutes which would be excellent for me but in truth I have to add another 20 or thereabouts for solving 25ac and satisfying myself that it … Read more “TIMES 24675 – A STING IN THE TAIL”

This took me 75 minutes of hard graft which I did not much enjoy and I was not helped by a very tough 1ac which after an hour had passed I decided to look up. … Read more “Times 24663 – Bird strike!”