Author: keriothe

29:12. Another absolutely superb puzzle from Dean Mayer this week. I found it very tough, but a real delight to solve. As so often seems to be the case, I spent absolutely ages on my … Read more “Sunday Times 4716 by Dean Mayer”

16:35 on the club timer: not too bad for one of Harry’s puzzles, and this was another in his fresh and distinctive style. Sometimes the wordplay (as in 1ac) or the definitions (as in 19ac) … Read more “Sunday Times 4714 by David McLean”

10:34. A fairly gentle offering from Jeff Pearce this week, but none the less enjoyable for that. I was slowed down a bit by misspelling the little fella at 8dn: I put RUMPLE instead of … Read more “Sunday Times 4712 by Jeff Pearce”

26:10. I found this hard, but it was immensely enjoyable. Another Dean Mayer masterpiece, in fact. He has such a knack for writing clues that seem completely baffling and impenetrable until you look at them … Read more “Sunday Times 4710 by Dean Mayer – not so simple”

I normally write this blog during the week, and set the timer so that it will be posted at 1am on Sunday. For one reason or another I have not had time this week, so … Read more “Sunday Times 4708 – bleeurgh”

9:36, but with one stupid error: I put CASES at 24dn. It sort of works, if you’ve an eye to finishing in under 10 minutes, and make a connection between ‘requests’ and CASES in a … Read more “Sunday Times 4706 by Jeff Pearce”

23:11. I spent a very high proportion of my time on two clues: 13ac and 5ac. I’m not really sure why: it’s just a question of looking at them the right way. I didn’t manage … Read more “Sunday Times 4704 by Dean Mayer – outta sight”

37:15, with one error. This was rather a controversial crossword, generating an awful lot of comment on the club site, much of it negative. The football theme was not welcomed by a lot of people, … Read more “Sunday Times 4702 by David McLean – special one”

9:59. Pretty straightforward stuff from Jeff Pearce this week, but enjoyable for all that: I thought this was a very neatly put-together puzzle. Some easy clues, but also a smattering of things that were new … Read more “Sunday Times 4700 by Jeff Pearce – cushty”

The club timer says I took 18:27 to solve this. I think I was interrupted a couple of times by the kids but still, having gone through all the clues to write this blog, I … Read more “Sunday Times 4698 by Dean Mayer – hey hey Mama”