Author: JerryW

Solving Time: Traditionally we don’t discuss these, for the qualifying competition. Disclosing your time will merely give others either a probably unjustified sense of optimism, or an unhelpful gloomy feeling. Suffice it to say that … Read more “Times Crossword 25,499 – Second Championship Qualifier”

Solving Time: 22 minutes, so about average difficulty. It would have been a bit quicker but I couldn’t persuade firefox to print off the darn crossword, it kept freezing. I confess I didn’t greatly enjoy … Read more “Times Crossword 25,487 – abstinent edition”

Solving Time: 24 minutes, so about average for a blogging day. One or two unfamiliar words, and one or two obscure bits of wordplay that I hope I will fathom as I write the blog.. … Read more “Times Crossword 25,469 – Sexplorative Edition”

Solving Time: 28 minutes, so somewhat harder than usual, not at all helped by me starting off by boldly writing in stupidly incorrect answers for both 1ac and 5ac. One or two less common words … Read more “Times Crossword 25,463 – Statuary edition”

Solving Time: Normally I wouldn’t give a time. This is the first Times National Crossword Championship Qualifying puzzle of 2013. By tradition we don’t discuss solving times for these here, and also by tradition the … Read more “Times Crossword 25,451 – First Championship Qualifier (or not!)”

Solving Time: 22 minutes. It would have been five minutes or so less, but see 1ac below.. Still, only about average difficulty overall, I would guess. I found nothing significant to disagree with or complain … Read more “Times Crossword 25,439 – barking mad”