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”
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
Times Crossword 25,140 – 2012 Championship second qualifier
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”
Times Crossword 16,410 – Printer’s Inadvertent Devilry?
Solving Time: just under 28 minutes, but not a hard puzzle. It would have been less, but I had trouble in the NW corner, mainly caused by writing two wrong answers for 4dn. This crossword … Read more “Times Crossword 16,410 – Printer’s Inadvertent Devilry?”
Times Crossword 25,128 – Theobromine, anyone?
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?”
Club Monthly 20138 March 2012 – Morbidezza, anyone?
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?”
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”