Solving time: c70mins, but should have been under an hour really. Back to normal speed after the difficulties (for me, at least) of April’s grid. Another enjoyable, strictly Ximenean solve, ie with no looseness or … Read more “Club Monthly, 20116 (May 2010)”
Author: JerryW
Club Monthly No. 20115, April 2010
Well, I found this crossword an absolute pig to complete. Heaven alone knows how long it took me to finish, but it must have been over three hours all told, in bits over the course … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20115, April 2010”
Club Monthly 20114 – March 2010
Solving time: 1hr 40m – so quite hard, especially the last few clues.. Another high class offering that I can’t find anything to quibble about, though I do have two clues I am not clever … Read more “Club Monthly 20114 – March 2010”
Club Monthly No. 20113 – February 2010
Solving time: About 1hr 10mins, making it noticeably harder for me than average The crossword is still live on the Crossword Club website, but it clearly states that entries must be in before midnight last … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20113 – February 2010”
Club Monthly No. 20112 – January 2010
Solving time: 45 minutes, and I was pleased to get through it in one session, rather unusual for me. I prefer to put it aside and come back to it later, if I get at … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20112 – January 2010”
Times Cryptic 15,439 – 2 February 1981, and 2010 too
Solving time: 28mins, within normal range for me I was not sure what to expect today, even though I was solving the Times Cryptic in the ‘70s and ‘80s. When I located the article in … Read more “Times Cryptic 15,439 – 2 February 1981, and 2010 too”
Club Monthly No. 20111 – December 2009
Solving time: 50 minutes, of which 10 wasted on 4dn Happy New Year to all readers and fellow bloggers. I am sure that we all have better things to do today, but here is one … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20111 – December 2009”
Club Monthly 20110, November 2009
Solving time: Not recorded, but something over an hour.. I will try to record times in future Two new additions to “Times For The Times” today: a report on the Club Monthly special crossword, and … Read more “Club Monthly 20110, November 2009”