Author: linxit

Solved in bits and pieces last Saturday whilst on the phone all day trying to sort out a problem at work, so I can’t even estimate a time. Nasty trap for any French-speakers at 21ac, … Read more “Saturday Times 25269 (15th Sept)”

Solving time, probably about an hour, but I was pretty hung-over when I attempted it the day after Dean’s party! This generated 44 comments on the Times forum, but inexplicably most of them were negative. … Read more “Saturday Times 25263 (8th Sept) – tricky but brilliant!”

Solving time 19:58 (one of my faster solves of the week too, as I solved this on the Tuesday or Wednesday, and most of the rest were pretty tough). I was off sick with a … Read more “Saturday Times 25257 (1st Sept)”

Solving time 12:44, unusually (for me) solved in the paper rather than on a print-out, and even more unusually on the Saturday rather than on the Monday morning commute (Bank Holidays play havoc with my … Read more “Saturday Times 25251 (25th August)”

Solving time 15:03 – average time for a pretty average Saturday puzzle. One unknown for me at 10D, and I’d dispute the definition at 25A, nothing much else to add. COD to 3A for the … Read more “Saturday Times 25245 (18th August)”

Tricky puzzle, 22:14 to solve. A few interesting ideas, e.g. 15ac, 29ac, 17dn; a dodgy homophone at 18ac, and requiring some knowledge of art (9dn, 24dn). Overall a very enjoyable puzzle. Across 1 BISTRO – … Read more “Saturday Times 25239 (11th August)”

12:33, so much easier than the last two. COD to 26ac for the excellent anagram, other wise it was all very straightforward and looking back on it I don’t know what held me up! Across … Read more “Saturday Times 25233 (4th August)”

Actually this is what you might call Sloggers & Betters Plus, as it coincides with the 50th birthday celebrations of Anax/Loroso/Elkamere and will consist of two events. Basic detailsThe daytime venue, from 12 noon, is … Read more “Sloggers & Betters (Manchester), Saturday 8th September 2012.”

Another really tricky puzzle, solved in just over the half-hour (30:13 to be precise), although the last 10 minutes or so was spent on trying to figure out 10ac, with three possible candidates to consider. … Read more “Saturday Times 25227 (28th July)”

Solving time 31:33, but it felt quick! Brilliant puzzle, just the sort I look forward to on a Saturday. When J, Q and X appeared in the first few clues I solved, I was pretty … Read more “Saturday Times 25221 (21st July)”