Author: JerryW

Solving Time: 22 minutes, which seems to be about average for me at present. Fairly straightforward stuff, helped by an easy 1ac and 2dn. The only unknown for me was the French writer (as usual) … Read more “Times Crossword 25,355 – are you getting your Five A Day?”

Solving Time: 26 minutes, about average for my blog efforts. I suspect this may be on the harder side rather than the easier. It calls for some general knowledge (quite right too), a wee bit … Read more “Times Crossword 25,344 – an explosive event”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”