Solving Time: Well, I solved it on the day, over a month ago now, and can’t remember how long it took but doing the blog now, it seems reasonably straightforward. My answer sheet is completely … Read more “Times Crossword 25,332 – 2012 Championships, hail & farewell”
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Times Crossword 25,320 – Championship Class
This is the first puzzle from the second preliminary round of the Championships. It took me about 25 minutes, on the train going home, but I don’t think it is a hard crossword. It has … Read more “Times Crossword 25,320 – Championship Class”
Times Crossword 25,308 – Marine Life edition
Solving Time: This is the second of the puzzles in the first preliminary round of the 2012 Championships. I solved it on the day in about 20 mins, but in such a rush and with … Read more “Times Crossword 25,308 – Marine Life edition”
Club Monthly 20145 October 2012 – Creative Edition
Solving Time: Not recorded, but this felt about averagely hard. I notice that Jason J (second in the recent Championships) completed it in 21 mins 18secs, whereas the winner took 31mins. Remarkable. The crossword itself … Read more “Club Monthly 20145 October 2012 – Creative Edition”
Times Crossword 25,302 – Championship Class
Solving Time: This is crossword no. 1 from the first preliminary last Saturday. I solved it (as a spectator) on the day in about 20 minutes. It struck me at the time as slightly more … Read more “Times Crossword 25,302 – Championship Class”
Times Crossword 25,284 by Jupiter
Solving Time: a shade under 29 minutes. I found this a little harder than average, with a number of quite tricky clues. Overall I thought the quality of the clues a bit uneven, but some … Read more “Times Crossword 25,284 by Jupiter”
Club Monthly 20144 September 2012 – Must Try Harder (the blogger, that is)
Solving Time: this took me quite a while, almost two hours in fact, though half of that was spent in mopping up the last half-dozen clues. To my intense irritation, I find I have one … Read more “Club Monthly 20144 September 2012 – Must Try Harder (the blogger, that is)”
Times Crossword 25,272 – time for a nice cup of tea?
Solving Time: About 35 minutes but I felt sluggish; I don’t think this really is a terribly difficult crossword. It is well-crafted though, and I much enjoyed it. it has some very slick surface readings. … Read more “Times Crossword 25,272 – time for a nice cup of tea?”
Times Crossword 25,265 – emergency blog
Solving Time: About 14 minutes, so average or maybe a bit easier. Still I enjoyed it, and it will no doubt be a relief to those sensitive souls still recovering from the rigours of the … Read more “Times Crossword 25,265 – emergency blog”
Times Crossword 25,260 – Grrrls Just Wanna Have Fun
Solving Time: About 40 minutes in all, which makes it significantly harder than average, for me at least. 1ac & 1dn went straight in and I polished off the top half in fine style but … Read more “Times Crossword 25,260 – Grrrls Just Wanna Have Fun”