Author: linxit

Solving time 11:34, so quite an easy one. This week’s will probably be another kettle of fish entirely. Maybe it’s just nerves, but I always find the Saturday puzzle on Championships day to be extra-tough. … Read more “Saturday Times 25915 (11th Oct)”

Solving time approx. 12 minutes (I had a bit of a backlog on Monday but managed to get this and four others done on the 1 hour train journey to London – great practice for … Read more “Saturday Times 25909 – (4th Oct): Villa Rides!”

I took a while to get going with this one for some reason, even though the first two acrosses went straight in, and stumbled over the line in 16:33. Looking at it again today I … Read more “Saturday Times 25903 (27th Sept)”

Solving time probably around 20 minutes – can’t be too accurate as I was solving it while working from home and had numerous interruptions, but I found it quite tricky in places – certainly much … Read more “Saturday Times 25897 (20th Sep)”

Very easy puzzle for a Saturday, solved on Monday between Waterloo and Clapham Junction with a massive hangover (it took me half an hour to do Rufus in the Guardian that day). So, practically every … Read more “Saturday Times 25891 (13th Sep)”

Solved in 24:05, in the paper for a change, while sitting outside Wilde’s Wine Bar in Leamington Spa over a pint of Palm (a Belgian pale ale, very nice). I found this quite tricky in … Read more “Saturday Times 25885 (6th September)”

Solving time – 11:55, so not a tricky puzzle but certainly a major accomplishment by the setter. The Times don’t often reveal the setter’s name, but I’d bank on this one being by 1ac 8dn, … Read more “Saturday Times 25879 (30th August) – a significant milestone!”

Solving time 18:30, so it must have been tricky in places. My leaky memory tells me most of the top half went in pretty quickly and I hit a wall further down, but going over … Read more “Saturday Times 25873 (23rd August)”