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”
Author: JerryW
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”
Club Monthly 20127 – April 2011
Solving Time: Once again, longer than it should have been – perhaps two hours altogether in odd sessions here and there. I prefer not to use any solving aids beyond a dictionary and hence sat … Read more “Club Monthly 20127 – April 2011”
Club Monthly 20126 – March 2011
Solving Time: Not too sure, since this was an intercontinental crossword solve, begun in Qatar and finished later, back in the UK. But it felt to be perhaps a little easier than the average for … Read more “Club Monthly 20126 – March 2011”
Club Monthly 20125 – February 2011
Solving Time: Not too bad this time, a little bit under the hour in two sessions. Apologies if this blog is a bit briefer than usual, it is being launched from sunny Qatar where I … Read more “Club Monthly 20125 – February 2011”
Club Monthly 20124 – January 2011
Solving Time: Quite a long time, again. I found getting started difficult, and then had a bit of a rush in the middle, and then had trouble finishing off. Probably nearer two hours than one, … Read more “Club Monthly 20124 – January 2011”
Club Monthly 20123 – December 2010
Solving Time: Less than an hour.. About 50 minutes in all, making it average difficulty for me. And just for once, I don’t need to add the qualification that since the solution has not been … Read more “Club Monthly 20123 – December 2010”
Club Monthly 20122 – November 2010
Back to normal difficulty this month, after a slightly easier one in October. I found this hard.. solved in three or four sessions extending to perhaps 2 hours in all, and three cups of coffee.. … Read more “Club Monthly 20122 – November 2010”
Club monthly 20121 – October 2010
Less than an hour for this one, about 50 minutes or so. It took me a few minutes to get steam up, but then I managed to keep going steadily without any overlong pauses. An … Read more “Club monthly 20121 – October 2010”