Solving time 13:45, and it felt quicker than that while I was solving it. Most of it went in from top left to bottom right, and I don’t remember getting stuck for too long on … Read more “Saturday Times 25867 (16th August)”
Author: linxit
Saturday Times 25861 (9th August)
Solving time 19:28, so my slow-solving malaise continues. I didn’t really notice while solving, but now I’m writing it up there seem to be a record number of double definitions for a Times puzzle, rivalling … Read more “Saturday Times 25861 (9th August)”
Saturday Times 25855 (2nd August)
Solving time 11:31, but wasted a lot of time on 14D of all things, so should probably have been under 10 minutes. Good puzzle though, and probably the last one I didn’t struggle with. I’ve … Read more “Saturday Times 25855 (2nd August)”
Saturday Times 25849 (26th July)
Solving time was around the 20-minute mark again, and I don’t think it was that hard in retrospect. Sorry comments are a bit brief this morning, but I have a busy day ahead. Across 1 … Read more “Saturday Times 25849 (26th July)”
Quick Cryptic 105 by Felix (on behalf of william_j_s)
William was unable to login to LJ this morning, so emailed it to me to post. Sorry, only just saw the email so it’s much later than intended. NB I took the liberty of editing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 105 by Felix (on behalf of william_j_s)”
New blogging vacancy, and a sub request
Dorsetjimbo was one of our earlier recruits in 2007 (not a founder member, but possibly the longest-serving now apart from myself?), and has decided to finally hang up his blogging boots (well, for the Daily … Read more “New blogging vacancy, and a sub request”
Saturday Times 25843 (19th July)
Solving time 24:15 for this one, but that doesn’t represent the degree of difficulty. I had a bad week last week, rarely getting in under 20 minutes for some reason. Plenty to like about this … Read more “Saturday Times 25843 (19th July)”
Saturday Times 25837 (12th July)
I didn’t note my time for this one, but I remember getting stuck on a few odd ones – DISINHERIT, AQUILINE and FUNDRAISER were all slow to arrive, but SWAM was my LOI. Certainly harder … Read more “Saturday Times 25837 (12th July)”
Saturday Times 25831 (5th July) – to bean or not to bean!
Sorry about the lateness of this, couldn’t be helped in the end. Anyway, a very easy Saturday, 9:14 for me. I missed the controversy which raged over 26ac on the forum, but had a typo … Read more “Saturday Times 25831 (5th July) – to bean or not to bean!”
Saturday Times 25825 (28th June)
Solving time 14:44, although would have been quicker if I hadn’t wasted a bit of time at the end trying to justify HURRICANE for 5dn! Mainly very straightforward wordplay peppered with a few obscurities (I’d … Read more “Saturday Times 25825 (28th June)”