Solving time 12:31, so another fairly easy one for a Saturday (unlike today’s, which was brilliant but incredibly tough – at least, I hope it was for more than just me). Across 1 MAIN CLAUSE … Read more “Saturday Times 24514 (17th April)”
Author: linxit
TLS 827 (2nd April)
I got all but eight of the answers at a first sitting (while on the train home, in fact), then picked it up again the following morning armed with books and Internet, and finished fairly … Read more “TLS 827 (2nd April)”
Saturday Times 24508 (April 10th)
Solving time 8:20, which came as a bit of a surprise after a week of times over 15 minutes for the daily puzzle. But this was incredibly straightforward, with no tricky vocabulary, hardly any general … Read more “Saturday Times 24508 (April 10th)”
Saturday Times 24502 (April 3rd)
Solving time 14:48. I thought they might have chosen a tougher one for Easter weekend, but no matter. There were some great clues in there, with 23A being the pick of them. The other three … Read more “Saturday Times 24502 (April 3rd)”
TLS 825 (March 19th)
I didn’t do too bad with this one, only having to look up maybe three or four answers in order to finish it, but there was a lot of inspired guesswork too, which took quite … Read more “TLS 825 (March 19th)”
Saturday Times 24496 (March 27th)
Solving time 15:05. Very enjoyable puzzle, not too hard but I can’t fault the surface readings and some of the wordplay was top-notch. COD to 12A for the anagram, but I also liked the set … Read more “Saturday Times 24496 (March 27th)”
Saturday Times 24490 (March 20th)
Solving time 16:45, about average, although the online copy I solved was made harder by missing out the clue to 12ac (although I guessed it when I had 4 crossing letters in place). The other … Read more “Saturday Times 24490 (March 20th)”
TLS 823 (March 5th) – cracked it!
Solving time – approx 16 minutes, without aids! Quite a bit of guesswork was involved though, and I’m not 100% certain of 11ac even after subsequent research. A first for me, although I suspect Tony … Read more “TLS 823 (March 5th) – cracked it!”
Saturday Times 24484 (March 13th) – boxing clever?
Solving time 12:18, so pretty easy for a Saturday. No obscure vocabulary, and nothing too tricky in the wordplay either. However, the surface readings were smooth and some of the cryptic parts were brilliantly inventive … Read more “Saturday Times 24484 (March 13th) – boxing clever?”
Saturday Times 24478 (6th March)
Solving time 33:22, making it one of the toughest this year for me. It took me a while to get on the setter’s wavelength last Saturday, as there are quite a few clues where the … Read more “Saturday Times 24478 (6th March)”