Author: jackkt

This one took me about 45 minutes having got off to a slow start. I kept thinking of answers or parts of answers but was unable to complete or explain them. Eventually I settled down … Read more “Times 24160”

I was very surprised that this took me nearly an hour to solve because  I did not feel I was stuck at any point, just making steady progress. I had to go back after completion … Read more “Times 24148”

The run of more difficult puzzles continues, at least as far as I am concerned. In fact I found this one the most difficult of the week, though it’s possible that some of this may have … Read more “24136 – Ouch!”

I started this last night but soon found it too difficult for my tired brain and gave up with about a quarter completed. This morniing it didn’t seem so bad but I reckon I must have … Read more “24124 – Cats and Dog”

 I printed this off last night intending to solve it this morning and thought I would take a quick look to see what I was in for, however the first couple of clues went in … Read more “24112 – Late Night Final”

I completed nearly all of this in 35 minutes but was left with 7d unsolved for some time afterwards. Eventually I discovered an error at 13 which resolved the  problem. Another good puzzle but I expect … Read more “24101 – Dosh, not hush money”

This was mostly straightforward and took me 40 minutes with no major hold-ups. For a while I had answers dotted around all four quarters and it took a little time for them to start coming … Read more “24089 – Nice end to a tricky week”

Rather surprisingly I took 45 minutes over this one which had started so well. It seemed to be a mixture of incredibly easy clues, one or two of them even a bit feeble, and others … Read more “24077 At Sixes but not Sevens”