Author: JerryW

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”

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”

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..”

Solving Time: 22 minutes on the club timer, but that does include printing the crossword off, pouring a nice glass of wine, settling down in an armchair, solving on paper, entering all the answers later … Read more “Times Crossword 25,571 – don’t mention the answers..”

Solving Time: This took me 35 minutes. It seems well on the harder side of average to me, (again – was it something I said?!) and includes some nifty vocab, as well as several quite … Read more “Times Crossword 25,559 – Pussyfoot Edition”

Solving Time: About 20 minutes. I thought this of roughly average difficulty. It has some excellent clues and I enjoyed it. cd = cryptic definition, dd = double definition, rev = reversed, anagrams are *(–), … Read more “Times Crossword 25,547 – Do give a damn”

Solving Time: Hmm, is it just me or is this quite a hard crossword? I am out of blogging practice, and it took me over forty minutes to solve this. However it felt like a … Read more “Times Crossword 25,535 – welcome back to blogging edition”