Solving Time: Just over an hour, so about average for me, although it did feel quite a hard crossword. Another high class offering, though, and a welcome diversion from some of the more ramshackle goings-on … Read more “Club Monthly 20151 April 2013 – Natural History edition”
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
Times Crossword 25,451 – First Championship Qualifier (or not!)
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!)”
Times Crossword 25,439 – barking mad
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”
Club Monthly 20150 March 2013 – Science Edition
Solving Time: I found this hard and it took me something like 1 1/2 hours, off and on over a few days. However the last half came in something of a rush so maybe it … Read more “Club Monthly 20150 March 2013 – Science Edition”
Times Crossword 25,427 – elementary, or fundamentally difficult?
Solving Time: 24 minutes, about average for me on a blogging day, though I think this is definitely harder than some recent efforts, eg yesterday. I enjoyed it a lot and thought it had some … Read more “Times Crossword 25,427 – elementary, or fundamentally difficult?”
Times Crossword 25,415 – Tricky
Solving Time: 24 minutes, so harder than average. I put in several answers on a wing and a prayer rather, and was relieved to find them all correct. I think there are a number of … Read more “Times Crossword 25,415 – Tricky”
Club Monthly 20149 February 2013 – Elegant words edition
Solving Time: About 1hr 20mins, a bit longer than usual though I’m not sure it is in fact any harder than last month. One thing I did notice is that this month, there seems to … Read more “Club Monthly 20149 February 2013 – Elegant words edition”
Times Crossword 25,403, 20 February 2013
Solving Time: About 15 minutes, a little faster than average for a blogging day. There are one or two tricky clues, but otherwise I don’t think there is much to detain the quicker solver for … Read more “Times Crossword 25,403, 20 February 2013”
Times Crossword 25,391
Solving Time: About 40 minutes, but I’m not feeling good today having done something painful to my back. You only discover just how many activities involve bending, when you no longer can. The crossword did … Read more “Times Crossword 25,391”
Club Monthly 20148 January 2013
Solving Time: about 50 minutes, ie just a fraction quicker than average for me. This blog is a bit later than usual, because entries have to be in by the last Thursday of the month, … Read more “Club Monthly 20148 January 2013”