Solving Time: 18 mins. So, here we are on Christmas Day 2013, which is Isaac Newton’s 371st birthday, Humphrey Bogart’s 114th, and Alastair Cook’s 29th. I found this a very entertaining crossword with some excellent … Read more “The Times Christmas Day Crossword 2512 (perhaps a significant number? ;-)”
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
Times Crossword 25,655 – Skegness? Not this time..
Solving Time: About 20 minutes, roughly average for a blogging day though it felt quicker. The need to parse everything slows you down a bit. Overall I thought this was good clean fun, not particularly … Read more “Times Crossword 25,655 – Skegness? Not this time..”
Times Crossword 25,649 – Statistics Show…
Solving Time: Just under 30 minutes, so somewhat harder than average, but with several of those minutes spent on 28dn. Also I have several not fully parsed and one error, which I suspect might in … Read more “Times Crossword 25,649 – Statistics Show…”
Club Monthly 20158 November 2013 – ribbon-like strip of pasta edition..
Solving Time: Don’t ask.. this took me a long time. I rattled off about half in reasonable fashion and then gradually ground to a halt. Resuming a day or two later, I got a few … Read more “Club Monthly 20158 November 2013 – ribbon-like strip of pasta edition..”
Times Crossword 25,643 – the end of the beginning..
I’m out partying this evening, so I fervently hope that this is the last of the Championship puzzles, the third from the second preliminary, as I will be in no great shape to start from … Read more “Times Crossword 25,643 – the end of the beginning..”
Times Crossword 25,619 – Championship First Preliminary, Second Crossword
… at least I hope it is, since I am writing this blog up in advance, having done the crossword on the day. I did complete all the three crosswords in Prelim. 1 (as a … Read more “Times Crossword 25,619 – Championship First Preliminary, Second Crossword”
Club Monthly 20157 October 2013 – Only Connect…
Solving Time: Not too bad, about 1hr 15mins but with one wrong which I can’t currently spot. Hopefully writing the blog may uncover it. (it did. See 23dn).. This crossword is noteworthy for the unusual … Read more “Club Monthly 20157 October 2013 – Only Connect…”
Times Crossword 25,607
Solving Time: 18 minutes, so roughly average; nothing here to detain the speed merchants, but not too easy either. Enjoyable… cd = cryptic definition, dd = double definition, rev = reversed, anagrams are *(–), homophones … Read more “Times Crossword 25,607”
Times Crossword 25,595
Solving Time: Quick one this, somewhat under 15 mins, but none the worse for that. A number of deft touches (eg 5 & 28ac, 14dn) made it a pleasure to solve. I dare say there … Read more “Times Crossword 25,595”
Times Crossword 25,583 – Dog Days..
Solving Time: Just under 20 minutes for all but two, (14ac & 2dn) then another ten for them, one of which I still don’t quite get. So harder than average, not disastrously so but with … Read more “Times Crossword 25,583 – Dog Days..”