12:31, so a bit easier than the last few weeks (it was for me anyway). Plenty of really good clues in this one, but my COD is 14ac, closely followed by 22ac I think. TOD … Read more “Saturday Times 26538 (8th Oct)”
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Saturday Times 26532 (1st Oct)
I woke up this morning to no internet connection, so as I have no intention of typing it in on my phone, it’ll have to wait till tonight when I’ll try again. Sunday morning: still … Read more “Saturday Times 26532 (1st Oct)”
Championship S & B
There will be a meeting for crossword setters and solvers at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, SE1 1NH, coinciding with the annual Times Crossword Championship. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am on … Read more “Championship S & B”
Saturday Times 26526 (24th Sep)
14:58 for this one, could have been quicker but I was stumped by the fiendish 13D (well, I found it fiendish anyway) for about 3 minutes at the end. Bit of a howler at 21D … Read more “Saturday Times 26526 (24th Sep)”
Saturday Times 26520 (17th Sept)
Solving time – about 17 minutes in the paper without rushing. It took me ages afterwards to see how 13ac worked, but no problems anywhere else (although I thought 19dn was a bit weak). Across … Read more “Saturday Times 26520 (17th Sept)”
Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 11 – Puzzle Index
Andy Burch sent me this last week to add to our collection of puzzle indexes from the books. This is quite an old one, with puzzles from 2008. Not a good year for us on … Read more “Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 11 – Puzzle Index”
Saturday Times 26514 (10th Sep)
Solved (with interruptions) in the actual newspaper for a change in about 20 minutes. I’d never heard of a naseberry but the clue was quite generous with the wordplay (assuming you’ve heard of the English … Read more “Saturday Times 26514 (10th Sep)”
Saturday Times 26508 (3rd Sept)
Solving time 13:46. Quite UK-centric in places, but nothing too difficult. I can’t remember now what slowed me down. Maybe just took a while to get the brain into solving mode. Across 1 Composer of … Read more “Saturday Times 26508 (3rd Sept)”
Saturday Times 26502 (27th Aug) – placeholder
Sorry, I won’t have time to post until later this afternoon or evening. I got back very tired last night and just couldn’t face it, so imagine my surprise and delight when I woke up … Read more “Saturday Times 26502 (27th Aug) – placeholder”
Saturday Times 26496 (20th August)
Solving time 16:10 for this top-class puzzle which was full of wit and invention. I’m thinking of the wordplay to clues like 14ac especially, but also 17ac, 4dn and 16dn. The praise is not all … Read more “Saturday Times 26496 (20th August)”