Author: JerryW

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”

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”

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”

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”

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!”