Solving Time: About 1hr 10m, though I’m usually in no great hurry. Most annoyingly however, the Crossword Club website claims I have one wrong. I see no typos; maybe doing the blog will uncover the … Read more “Club Monthly 20143 August 2012 – Who can’t spell their own name?”
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
Times Crossword 25,248 – Not the Browning Version or the Winslow Boy..
Solving Time: Well, this took me 38 minutes, longer than average even for the midnight run. Part of the problem was my ignorance of Rattigan’s plays.. 1ac and 1dn both took time to find so … Read more “Times Crossword 25,248 – Not the Browning Version or the Winslow Boy..”
Times Crossword 25,236 – Zen in the Art of Trainspotting
Solving Time: 25 minutes, about average for one of my blogging crosswords, but it felt fairly hard to me, with some quite tricky clues. Also one or two chestnuts, but overall a fair test, I … Read more “Times Crossword 25,236 – Zen in the Art of Trainspotting”
Club Monthly 20,142 July 2012 – Languages of the world
Solving Time: Something a little over an hour, which is about average for me these days. This crossword is a pangram, and only a v and an x short of being a double pangram. It … Read more “Club Monthly 20,142 July 2012 – Languages of the world”
Times Crossword 25,224 – no bloomers
Solving Time: About 22 minutes for this. Having spent the day at Camber Sands with my two grandchildren, aka the Tiny Tyrants, I might not be on top form – certainly some of these clues … Read more “Times Crossword 25,224 – no bloomers”
Times Crossword 25,218 – topical Tour
Solving Time: 25 minutes, which felt a little longer than it really should have. 1ac and then 1, 2, 3 and 5 dn went straight in but then I slowed down. It took a bit … Read more “Times Crossword 25,218 – topical Tour”
Club Monthly 20141 June 2012 – Wapenshaws, Clanjamfrays and Rondaches
Solving Time: No time recorded as I did it in several goes; but over an hour, I reckon, though it felt only medium-hard. Rather a medieval theme this month One of the joys of this … Read more “Club Monthly 20141 June 2012 – Wapenshaws, Clanjamfrays and Rondaches”
Times Crossword 25,200 – Bladders and such
Solving Time: 22 minutes, so about average for me for this time of night. I hesitated for a while over 6dn but overall I really enjoyed this crossword, which I thought a fine effort. There … Read more “Times Crossword 25,200 – Bladders and such”
Times Crossword 25,188 – bringing up the rear
Solving Time: 26 minutes, so rather longer than average for me, but it’s been a long day. The crossword didn’t seem all that hard, though it did have a couple of unfamiliar words. I thought … Read more “Times Crossword 25,188 – bringing up the rear”
Times Crossword 25,182 – Look What The Cat Brought In
Solving Time: Well, it took me 35 minutes in all, but in fairness at least ten minutes should be deducted for the time I had to spend in rescuing a mouse that one of my … Read more “Times Crossword 25,182 – Look What The Cat Brought In”