Author: jackkt

This took me a little over an hour but was a technical DNF as I resorted to aids for 3dn and 12ac. It then transpired that part of my problem at 12ac was caused by … Read more “Times 26600”

I struggled to complete this in 75 minutes but technically it was a DNF because I needed aids to find the answer to 23ac which in retrospect shouldn’t have been as difficult as  I made … Read more “Times 26594”

A fairly straightforward puzzle that took me 35 minutes to solve. Everything more I have to say about it is in the blog, so here it is… As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, … Read more “Times Cryptic 26588”

I’m covering for Verlaine today. This was going very well but I hit a wall as the half-hour approached with almost nothing in the SW corner. Once I got going again it fell into place … Read more “Times Cryptic 26585”

I needed a minute or two over an hour for this one but as so often when I had finished blogging I wondered why it took me so long to solve. After Ulaca’s fascinating but … Read more “Times Cryptic 26582”

I’m posting this for Ulaca:  My second voyage in the time machine proved no less memorable than the first. While the inchoate thrill of maidenhood transcended was absent from this mission, I still spent much … Read more “Times Cryptic 26581”

35 minutes with time lost at the end over 7dn and 16dn that prevented me achieving my half-hour target. I’ve not come across 7dn before and some guesswork was involved in the final part of … Read more “Times Cryptic 26576”