Author: JerryW

Solving Time: Under 40mins, which may actually be a pb, though I no don’t care much about such things .. at my age, simple completion is miracle enough :-), and speed is overrated anyway. Enjoyment, … Read more “Club Monthly 20196 January 2017”

Solving Time: Well I don’t remember it being difficult .. at the time of writing there are 47 correct entries, which seems a trifle on the low side.. but 14 with one error, including a … Read more “Club Monthly 20195 December 2016”

Solving Time: This took me a little over an hour in two sessions, so a bit longer than usual, for no obvious reason that I can see. For the second consecutive month the mighty Magoo … Read more “October 2016 Club Monthly Special – 20193”

Solving Time: No time, because I solved this while on holiday in the Preseli Hills in darkest Wales, and the original piece of paper with my notes on it is now lost. However, it did … Read more “Club Monthly 20190 – July 2016”

.. and it’s only 8 letters short of being a quadruple pangram. So, still something to aim for then 🙂I am not very good at spotting pangrams, ninas etc., but even I think a triple … Read more “Club Monthly 20188: World’s First Triple Pangram?”

This blog was compiled on my lovely new Surface Pro 4 tablet/laptop thingy, sitting outside in the Kent sunshine with a nice glass of red; so, apologies in advance for any typos or (more likely) … Read more “Club Monthly 20187 – April 2016”

Reasonably straightforward this month. 6dn a little complex to parse for a 4 letter word, which however is in Chambers, ODO, Collins etc. Sorry the blog is a little on the terse side, do ask … Read more “Club Monthly 20186 March 2016”

Solving Time: As quite often happens I found this easy to start but hard to finish, with several knotty ones, one of which (8dn) is still not satisfactorily parsed. All good stuff but one of … Read more “Club Monthly 20185 February 2016 – comment?”

I was getting a bit punch-drunk when this appeared on Jan 1st, having not only a jumbo appearing the same day, but a regular succession of them all over the Christmas period, as well as … Read more “Club Monthly 20184 January 2016”

I thought this blog might be a little bit late this month, but the competition entries close at midnight on the last Thursday of the month – which this month apparently means the exact moment … Read more “Club Monthly 20183 December 2015”