16:50 for this one, which had a lot of challenging wordplay in it. There seemed to be an awful lot of removing middle letters or outside letters going on, but it got easier towards the … Read more “Saturday Times 24837 (30th April)”
Author: linxit
Saturday Times 24831 (April 23rd)
Solving time 16:50. A bit of a curate’s egg of a puzzle – brilliant in places but spoilt by a few loose ones and fillers. I hope someone can help me out with 18D, as … Read more “Saturday Times 24831 (April 23rd)”
Sloggers & Betters 8!
At least, I think it will be the 9th I’ve been informed by Gaufrid over at Fifteensquared that this will actually be the 8th time we’ve got together over a few ales and a meal … Read more “Sloggers & Betters 8!”
Saturday Times 24825 (16th April)
Solving time 14:04 – not a particularly difficult puzzle, but great fun to solve. My one complaint is that there were too many double/cryptic definitions. Some of the others more than made up for that … Read more “Saturday Times 24825 (16th April)”
Saturday Times 24819 (April 9th)
Solving time 16:53. Mostly straightforward but memorable for a couple of real gems – the gallows humour in 16ac raised a chuckle, but 28ac was just brilliant! Across 1 COSMIC DUST – CO’S (Commander’s) + … Read more “Saturday Times 24819 (April 9th)”
Saturday Times 24813 (2nd April)
Solving time 14:02. Not a particularly difficult puzzle, but the surface readings were very smooth throughout, which occasionally made parsing the cryptic elements harder. COD to 24ac, but 1ac and 26ac also deserve a mention. … Read more “Saturday Times 24813 (2nd April)”
Saturday Times 24807 (26th March)
Solving time 14:13. Interesting puzzle, with a few unusual slang words perfectly clued so that anyone who didn’t know them could still solve them. The rest was fairly straightforward, but I have no complaints. Shame … Read more “Saturday Times 24807 (26th March)”
An invitation
I’ve been contacted by Dr. Kathryn Friedlander from the University of Buckingham, who’s doing research into solvers of cryptic crosswords. She’s looking for volunteers willing to solve a few puzzles and be interviewed. Her email … Read more “An invitation”
Saturday Times 24801 (19th March)
Sorry about the delay in getting this out, but I had to work all day yesterday and was out all day today, so this is my first chance to post this weekend – 10pm on … Read more “Saturday Times 24801 (19th March)”
Times Saturday 24795 (12th March)
Solving time 18:15, although apart from 2D I can’t remember now what held me up. The two 15-letter entries went in straight away, but the rest was just a steady slog. COD to 8D. ¿Qué? … Read more “Times Saturday 24795 (12th March)”