Author: linxit

Solved in 13:10, so on the easyish side but with some great clues. I was surprised to find 10D isn’t in any of the dictionaries I possess – or (dons tin-foil hat) maybe it was … Read more “Saturday Times 26010 (31st Jan)”

Solving time 14:20, so a pretty average time for me. To get 10ac, 22dn and 24dn it helps to be an opera buff I guess (but then that is part of the “assumed knowledge” required … Read more “Saturday Times 26004 (24th Jan)”

Solving time 17:49 (although at least a couple of minutes of that was at the end staring at S?E?T (25ac) and trying to make sense of the clue). Glancing at the comments on the Crossword … Read more “Saturday Times 25998 (17th Jan)”

12:54 for this one, but it felt a bit harder than the last couple of weeks, although nothing too taxing really. A few people on the Crossword Club forum reported trouble with 24D/25A at the … Read more “Saturday Times 25992 (10th Jan)”

First one of the new year, and we’re off to an easy start. 11:10 for me on the Monday morning train, and 4th of the journey after Monday’s Times and Guardian and the Sunday Times, … Read more “Saturday Times 25986 (3rd January)”

A sluggish 23:33 for my last puzzle of the year, but it was another good one in a string of top quality Saturday puzzles I’ve blogged recently. I expect verlaine enjoyed it too, what with … Read more “Saturday Times 25980 (27th Dec)”

Solving time 26:00 exactly (although I might have added a couple of minutes to that myself). I got off to a fairly slow start, getting hardly any that crossed each other initially, so tried an … Read more “Saturday Times 25975 (20th Dec)”

Solving time 19:50 for this tricky puzzle (it took Magoo over 12 minutes, so it’s a time I’m quite pleased with). Lots of GK required, and some excellent surface misdirection. The NW corner was the … Read more “Saturday Times 25969 (13th Dec)”