Solving Time: c45 minutes, faster than usual for me When I solved this I thought that the setter was on good form, and that I was too.. But the crossword website tells me I got … Read more “Club Monthly 20138 March 2012 – Morbidezza, anyone?”
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
Times Crossword 25,116 Championship Qualifier – second blog of the day!
Solving Time: This puzzle was published on 21st March, the solution today. I’m not sure how acceptable it is to discuss times, for a championship qualifier? I wouldn’t want to put off (or worse, psyche … Read more “Times Crossword 25,116 Championship Qualifier – second blog of the day!”
Times Crossword 13,030 – A Blast from the Past!
Solving Time: About 25 minutes, including recovery from shock.. An interesting puzzle this, begging the question: “How does it differ from today’s efforts?” For me the main differences seemed to be two tricky quotations, a … Read more “Times Crossword 13,030 – A Blast from the Past!”
Times 25104 – a matter of definition
Solving Time: 17mins, about average. However I quite liked this effort, especially for some beautifully misleading definitions, such as 17dn. Humble apologies for the late arrival of this blog, due to a combination of events … Read more “Times 25104 – a matter of definition”
Club Monthly 20137 February 2012 – Dab or Soul?
Solving Time: I found this relatively straightforward and completed it in two goes totalling about 45 minutes. At the time of writing there are 47 correct answers on the website, which is less than usual, … Read more “Club Monthly 20137 February 2012 – Dab or Soul?”
Times Crossword 25,092 – Moving in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform
Solving Time: Almost twenty minutes, but should have been a little quicker I think, this didn’t feel hard, especially after 1dn went straight in. No new words, but some very neat surfaces here, such as … Read more “Times Crossword 25,092 – Moving in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform”
Club Monthly 20136 January 2012
Solving Time: well, definitely something over an hour; I tend to do a bit and then leave it and come back later, so hard to say for certain, but it felt somewhat longer than usual. … Read more “Club Monthly 20136 January 2012”
Times Crossword 25,068 – tricky!
Solving Time: A long time, 39 minutes. I suspect that those of us who like to have a moan will find plenty of material here – apart from a single clue, this crossword is relentlessly … Read more “Times Crossword 25,068 – tricky!”
Times 25,056: A touch of deja-vu?
Solving Time: 12 minutes. So either this was easy, or doing my first regular daily blog provided an added impetus.. There was also a faint whiff of deja-vu, as absinth, onager and Aqaba have all … Read more “Times 25,056: A touch of deja-vu?”
Club Monthly 20135, December 2011
Solving Time: Quite a quick one this, a tad over 40 minutes in two sessions. Clearly easier than some, with no less than 84 correct submissions-with-leaderboard on the crossword website at the time of writing. … Read more “Club Monthly 20135, December 2011”