Solving Time: I don’t recall I’m afraid, but this is by no means the easiest of the preliminary puzzles, I would say. And as with most of the others, full of wit and elegance. And … Read more “Times Crossword 25,966 – 2014 Championships second preliminary, puzzle 3”
Author: JerryW
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The Return of the TFTT Christmas Turkey – So, Who Wants Stuffing?
UPDATE 4 DECEMBER: All clues have now been distributed, and we have more than sufficient for the Subs Bench, so I’m afraid there are no more clue-setting opportunities now. When the solution and blog are … Read more “The Return of the TFTT Christmas Turkey – So, Who Wants Stuffing?”
Club Monthly 20170 November 2014 – On The Easy Side?
Solving Time: 44 minutes, quicker than average for me and should have been quicker still, but for a bit of a bog-down in the SW corner. cd = cryptic definition, dd = double definition, rev … Read more “Club Monthly 20170 November 2014 – On The Easy Side?”
Times Crossword 25,954 – 2014 Championships, Second Preliminary, Puzzle 1
Solving Time: Perhaps 20 minutes or so on the day, not entirely sure now. Another reasonably gentle offering from the recent Championships but golly, it does have some elegant clueing, an absolute pleasure to blog. … Read more “Times Crossword 25,954 – 2014 Championships, Second Preliminary, Puzzle 1”
Times Crossword 25,942 – 2014 Championships, First Preliminary, Puzzle 2
Solving Time: About 20 mins. I did the Prelim. 1 puzzles on the day (as a guest, not a competitor) and managed to complete all three just about within the hour, give or take. All … Read more “Times Crossword 25,942 – 2014 Championships, First Preliminary, Puzzle 2”
Club Monthly 20169 – October 2014
Solving Time: Not sure, can’t get excited about the solving times any more. It took three sessions, so maybe 1 1/4 hours or thereabouts, because after another rapid start – 1ac, 1dn and 11ac all … Read more “Club Monthly 20169 – October 2014”
Times Crossword 25,930 – gazetteer edition
Solving Time: 16 minutes, so a bit quicker than normal. I had the left side done in no time, but then got a little bogged down in the East. Something of an overseas feel about … Read more “Times Crossword 25,930 – gazetteer edition”
Times Crossword 25,918 – Solid as a
Solving Time: 26 minutes for this, mainly because having made steady if unspectacular progress, I got quite stuck at the end, on 1ac, 7dn and 4dn. All perfectly good clues, just me being slow I … Read more “Times Crossword 25,918 – Solid as a”
Times Quick Cryptic 150, by Oran
Here I am again, deputising for Pip Kirby. I found this quite hard! I reckon it took me nine or ten minutes, and there is hardly a clue here that is not up to full … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 150, by Oran”
Times Crossword 25,906 – DIY Time!
Solving Time: 20 minutes, which surprised me a bit since I thought this would be much harder than it turned out to be. My first thought was oh, great.. just my luck to get a … Read more “Times Crossword 25,906 – DIY Time!”