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”
Author: JerryW
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”
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”