Hope to get this done sometime this afternoon when I get a minute to spare. I’ve been busy all morning trying to rescue what’s left of the garden after last night’s battering! OK, here it … Read more “Saturday Times 26136 (27th June)”
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Saturday Times 26130 (20th June)
Solving time 12:10, so on the easy end of the spectrum. Maybe because there was a lot of General Knowledge required which happened to suit me because I knew it! Well, most of it – … Read more “Saturday Times 26130 (20th June)”
Jumbo 1154 (posted on behalf of Helen Ougham)
…as she’s currently somewhere in France with no Internet access. Over to Helen. Not too difficult, but including a few uncommon words, such as VIDELICET and FAIENCE, one of which – CONDUCTUS – I’d never … Read more “Jumbo 1154 (posted on behalf of Helen Ougham)”
Saturday Times 26124 (13th June)
Solving time 19:09, so a bit on the sluggish side for me. Probably just because I solved it on the way home from work on Monday, and I was a bit tired as it was … Read more “Saturday Times 26124 (13th June)”
Saturday Times 26118 (6th June)
Solving time was 10:00 to the second! Got back later than expected, but here it is, just before midnight! Enjoyable puzzle with some interesting points, but on the easy side nevertheless. Across 1 Mr Right? … Read more “Saturday Times 26118 (6th June)”
Saturday Times 26112 (30th May)
Solving time: 19:06. Yes, I struggled a bit with this one, not sure why after going through it again for the blog. Yesterday’s felt harder, although this one had its moments, e.g. the definition for … Read more “Saturday Times 26112 (30th May)”
Saturday Times 26106 (23rd May)
Struggled with this one, limping home in 26:16. I just couldn’t get on the setter’s wavelength for some reason, and I’m sure I’ve solved much trickier puzzles in half the time before. Coming back to … Read more “Saturday Times 26106 (23rd May)”
Saturday Times 26100 (16th May)
Solving time 12:15, helped by the two 15-letter answers going straight in. 1ac was tricky to parse and I had to wait until all the crossers were in. Some grammatical oddities in the grid – … Read more “Saturday Times 26100 (16th May)”
Saturday Times 26094 (9th May)
Solving time 10:53, but would have been about 3 minutes quicker but for the pesky 15D and 25A! So, a very easy solve for a Saturday, and I noticed some pretty fast times on the … Read more “Saturday Times 26094 (9th May)”