Solving time 17:17 (one wrong, as it turned out). A double treat for us last Saturday (or a cock-up, depending on how you want to spin it). Two different crosswords were published: one in the … Read more “Saturday Times 24718a (11th Dec – paper)”
Author: linxit
TLS 857 (26 Nov)
Well, for the first time this year I have to admit defeat in a TLS crossword. I still can’t get 10A or 28A, and, although I’ve got an answer to 17D, it has to be … Read more “TLS 857 (26 Nov)”
Saturday Times 24712 (4th Dec)
Quite tricky, around 20 minutes I think, solved in a couple of sessions as I was interrupted half-way through. Three of the perimeter entries went in quickly, but 10D took longer as I thought the … Read more “Saturday Times 24712 (4th Dec)”
Saturday Times 24706 (27th Nov)
Solving time 12:25. Another in a run of fairly gentle Saturday puzzles. Some GK required for this one, but none of it very 18D. Across 1 JOCOSE – JOE (i.e. GI Joe) around CO’S (military … Read more “Saturday Times 24706 (27th Nov)”
TLS 855 – let’s try again!
Another one on the easy side for the TLS, with a larger number of straight cryptics than usual. There were about half a dozen left at the end that I had to look up though, … Read more “TLS 855 – let’s try again!”
Saturday Times 24700 (20th Nov)
Solving time 12:22, so a little bit harder for me than the previous week’s, although comments last week suggested some found it easier. No real hold-ups, although the alternative spelling at 20dn gave me pause … Read more “Saturday Times 24700 (20th Nov)”
TLS 853 – forget it!
LiveJournal is bloody useless! That’s twice in recent weeks it’s swallowed an hour’s work without trace. I was typing in the explanation of the second-last clue when the screen froze. When I got it back, … Read more “TLS 853 – forget it!”
Saturday Times 24694 (13th Nov)
Solving time 9:59 – first time I’d tried to solve it online rather than from a printout, and I certainly picked the right week! Easiest one for ages, and I’d probably knock off about 25% … Read more “Saturday Times 24694 (13th Nov)”
Saturday Times 24688 (6th Nov)
Solving time: 16:57 to get all but the top left corner. Maybe half an hour more to finish it! The last holdouts were 1D, 3D, 9A and 12A. I just went blank, and probably looked … Read more “Saturday Times 24688 (6th Nov)”
Saturday Times 24682 (30th Oct)
Solving time 15:19, although it was probably easier than that. I only got two of the 14-letter answers early on and wasted a couple of minutes trying to get the other two before looking at … Read more “Saturday Times 24682 (30th Oct)”