Author: linxit

Solving time 19:11 for this very literary offering, with appearances from Shakespeare (twice), Dickens, Swift and Cardinal Newman. Across 1 BUBBLE AND SQUEAK – BUBBLE (seem joyful) AND (with) SQUEAK (a little excited sound). Fried … Read more “Saturday Times 25107 (10th March)”

A rather bemused 12:43 for this one, as reports on last week’s blog as well as on the Times forum suggested it was a stinker. It was a good puzzle though, with some excellent clues … Read more “Saturday Times 25101 (3rd March)”

Solving time 17:50. I started with the four crossing 12-letter entries and got three of them straight away, so thought I’d be in for a quick time. However, I lost my way a bit in … Read more “Saturday Times 25095 (25th Feb)”

Solving time 28:41, which seems pretty quick now, looking at the times posted on the forum! Only a minute or so behind Pete Biddlecombe will do me. There were hints last week that this was … Read more “Saturday Times 25089 (18th Feb)”

14:44 for this. Having struggled recently on Monday mornings, I wisely decided to save this for the train home on Monday evening, posting what seems to be a fairly good time (anything under 15 mins … Read more “Saturday Times 25083 (11th Feb)”

Attempted to solve on the train Monday morning after already doing Monday’s and Sunday’s puzzles. I got 3/4 through it in about 15 minutes, but then my brain seized up and I fell asleep with … Read more “Saturday Times 25077 (4th Feb)”

A bleary-eyed 24:43 on the 6:51 to Euston on Monday morning for this one. I recently changed jobs and now have to get from Coventry to Brentford every morning, and I’m never very good in … Read more “Saturday Times 25071 (28th Jan)”

24:03 for this tricky little beast. I didn’t know 18D and had to get it from the wordplay, but the one that totally threw me for a while was 23A – E?G??E?N?O just doesn’t look … Read more “Saturday Times 25065 (21st Jan)”

Solving time 18:44. A game of two halves, the top going in fairly quickly but then I ground to a halt for a few minutes and struggled to the finish. Nothing too difficult here though … Read more “Saturday Times 25059 (Jan 14th)”

At last! I can finally get onto the site to post. When I first tried at 7 o’clock this morning the site was up, but only showing Jack’s blog from yesterday and nothing else. I … Read more “Saturday Times 25053 (7th Jan)”