Author: JerryW

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”

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”

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”

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”

Solving Time: 18 mins which makes it about average difficulty. I am slowly learning not to make snap judgements about these crosswords that I may later regret. This one certainly had its share of cliches … Read more “Times Crossword 25,152”

Solving Time: Not quite as simple as the first qualifier, but very nearly so. We are far too well bred to discuss times here please, for these qualifying puzzles. All I would say is that … Read more “Times Crossword 25,140 – 2012 Championship second qualifier”

Solving Time: 28mins, longer than usual given the usual blogger’s adrenalin rush, the SE corner in particular taking time to complete. I suspect this was a harder than average crossword, judging by the number of … Read more “Times Crossword 25,128 – Theobromine, anyone?”