Author: linxit

Solved on the train to Birmingham for the Sloggers & Betters do, didn’t time it but finished in plenty of time so I’d guess around 15 minutes. S&B pictures have been posted here and here, … Read more “Saturday Times 24885 (25th June)”

Solving time 17:26 – should’ve been a bit faster, but I got stuck for a while in the top left corner. In fact I think 1ac/1dn were my last two in. A couple of quibbles, … Read more “Saturday Times 24879 (18th June)”

Solving time 19:26 in the end, but apart from 14ac I found this pretty straightforward. I was staring at that D?E? for about 7 or 8 minutes at the end, just unable to parse it. … Read more “Saturday Times 24873 (11th June)”

Solving time 15:55, about average for me. A few literary references and absolutely no science, but a very good puzzle nevertheless. 4D was my last in as I’d never heard of the term, but with … Read more “Saturday Times 24867 (4th June)”

Solving time 15:05, so about average. Mostly straightforward, although there were a couple of very convoluted wordplays that took ages to decipher (e.g. 14ac, 25ac). Across 1 ARABIC – A + RA(b)BI (scholar disheartened) + … Read more “Saturday Times 24861 (May 28th)”

Solving time 25:05, one of my slowest for quite a while. I blame tiredness, as I solved it on Monday morning on the train, having solved Monday’s and Sunday’s puzzles first. A silly mistake which … Read more “Saturday Times 24855 (May 21st)”

No time for this one. I solved it on the train on Monday morning, having already tackled Monday’s and Sunday’s puzzles. By that time I was too tired to concentrate (I’m not a morning person), … Read more “Saturday Times 24843 (May 7th)”