I found this one really tough, although maybe I was just feeling a bit battered after a long session of Listener, Magpie and TLS puzzles! About 38 minutes to finish it in all. Sorry this … Read more “Saturday Times 24676 (23rd Oct)”
Author: linxit
TLS 851 (8th Oct)
As usual I managed to get about half of this before resorting to Google etc. I actually left it alone for a couple of weeks, only finishing it last weekend in a gruelling session which … Read more “TLS 851 (8th Oct)”
Times Saturday 24670 (16th Oct)
Solving time 20:18. I was held up for a while in the NW corner, as I’d put DEMONSTRATION in for 10D without reading it properly. Apart from that, there were several words which you could … Read more “Times Saturday 24670 (16th Oct)”
Saturday Times 24664 (October 9th)
No idea of solving time. I saved this for Championship practice last Sunday morning, but wish I hadn’t! It puts you right off when you get stuck. I eventually finished it on Sunday evening after … Read more “Saturday Times 24664 (October 9th)”
TLS 849 (September 24th) – placeholder
I’ve been very busy this Saturday and haven’t been able to get to the computer all day. This will be posted as soon as I can (later tonight or maybe tomorrow). There’s not going to … Read more “TLS 849 (September 24th) – placeholder”
Saturday Times 24658 (October 2nd)
Solving time 18:28. There was a bit of chat last week about this puzzle, and that it contained The Clue of the Century. I assume this referred to 11ac, which made me chuckle a bit … Read more “Saturday Times 24658 (October 2nd)”
TLS 847 (September 10th)
Almost finished this without aids, but there was (as usual) a large amount of guesswork involved. Yet again they managed to cock up the enumeration, this time for 3dn. That might have thrown me in … Read more “TLS 847 (September 10th)”
Saturday Times 24652 (September 25th)
Solving time 11:38, a much easier one than the previous week’s, helped by four crossing 15-letter entries that all went in straight away. Would have been a bit quicker but I carelessly put NUTS in … Read more “Saturday Times 24652 (September 25th)”
Saturday Times 24646 (September 18th)
Solving time 29:09, and I felt pleased to get under the half hour. Is it just me, or was this a bit of a stinker? There was no unfamiliar vocabulary for me, but a lot … Read more “Saturday Times 24646 (September 18th)”
Saturday Times 24640 (September 11th)
Solving time 13:07. Would have been an even quicker solve if I’d heard of the children’s game. Pretty standard fare I thought – nothing to complain about really, but no stand-out clues either. Across 1 … Read more “Saturday Times 24640 (September 11th)”