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”
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
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”
Club Monthly 20140 May 2012 – Language lessons again
Solving Time: My clever spreadsheet tells me that this is monthly crossword 20140, the last cryptic I blogged (as I write this, at the beginning of May) was 25140, and this is my blog no…. … Read more “Club Monthly 20140 May 2012 – Language lessons again”
Times Crossword 25,164 – Pun City
Solving Time: We won’t talk about that, since this is the third and final qualifying puzzle for this year’s Times Crossword Championship.. suffice it to say that like the other two, this was not a … Read more “Times Crossword 25,164 – Pun City”
Times Crossword 15,832 – easy anagrams..
Solving Time: I must say I found this quite easy, 14 minutes in all. Here we go with yet another (and hopefully, the last) double header. I will publish the other blog on 24 May, … Read more “Times Crossword 15,832 – easy anagrams..”