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”
Author: JerryW
I love The Times crosswords..
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”
Club Monthly 20133 – October 2011
Solving Time: About 50mins in two sessions, which makes it a touch easier than last month’s. At the time of writing however only 29 entrants have submitted (to the leaderboard) an all-correct solution, which is … Read more “Club Monthly 20133 – October 2011”
Times Cryptic 24990 – 8 minutes work for Mark Goodliffe..
A rare outing to the daily blog for me, deputising for Mctext who is out of town today. Having attended the Crossword Finals last Saturday I wondered if I might get a free ride this … Read more “Times Cryptic 24990 – 8 minutes work for Mark Goodliffe..”
Club Monthly 20132 September 2011 – French lessons, anyone?
Solving Time: About an hour and a quarter in several sessions, a bit more than average for me, but nothing that rather too much nice Chianti can’t explain. Quite cosmopolitan this month, with lots of … Read more “Club Monthly 20132 September 2011 – French lessons, anyone?”
Club Monthly 20131 – August 2011
Solving Time: Just under an hour in two sessions so a touch easier, for me at least, than last month’s. The Crossword Club’s statistics bear this out, with (at the time of writing) 55 correct … Read more “Club Monthly 20131 – August 2011”
Club Monthly 20130 – July 2011
Solving Time: Forever, or at least it felt like it. Despite this month’s offering being light on the latin and rather heavier than usual on science and technology, still I had a lot of trouble … Read more “Club Monthly 20130 – July 2011”
Club Monthly 20128 – May 2011
Solving Time: About an hour, which is average for me for one of these. Unfortunately however, through the wonders of modern technology I see I have got one wrong, unlike 41 other people who managed … Read more “Club Monthly 20128 – May 2011”