Solving time about 45 minutes, although as usual I had to cheat to finish it. If I were to classify the solutions I’d identify three types: (K) knew the answer – this would include straight … Read more “TLS 821 (19th Feb)”
Author: linxit
Saturday Times 24472 (Feb 27)
Solving time 13:47, fairly straightforward for a Saturday (unlike this week’s, which put up a hell of a fight). Nice to see my old friend Isaac Asimov put in an appearance – I read all … Read more “Saturday Times 24472 (Feb 27)”
Saturday Times 24466 (Feb 20) – tough but fair
Solving time, about 45 minutes in the end over two sessions. This was a seriously tough puzzle for me, and after about 25 minutes I was left with four or five clues that I couldn’t … Read more “Saturday Times 24466 (Feb 20) – tough but fair”
TLS 819 (5th Feb)
Solved in just over an hour. Quite a bit tougher than the previous couple of weeks – I only managed about two-thirds of it before running off to Google etc for enlightenment. Hardly any “straight … Read more “TLS 819 (5th Feb)”
Saturday Times 24460 (13th Feb)
Solving time – not noted, but I don’t think it was over 20 minutes. One phrase I’d never heard of was PUKKA SAHIB for an Indian gentleman, but I knew what both words meant and … Read more “Saturday Times 24460 (13th Feb)”
Saturday Times 24454 (Feb 6th)
Solving time 16:33. The bottom left was troublesome, with two guessed answers confirmed later (26 & 29), but luckily all the crossing downs were easy. Apart from that it was a fairly straightforward solve. Across … Read more “Saturday Times 24454 (Feb 6th)”
New blog – Times Literary Supplement – TLS 817
The TLS puzzle is the only one on the Times Crossword Club site that we’ve never blogged (except for the Listener, which is blogged elsewhere). Well, I’m happy to announce that that’s about to change, … Read more “New blog – Times Literary Supplement – TLS 817”
Saturday Times 24448 (Jan 30th)
Solving time – a dozy 35:30, on the train last Monday morning. I knew I was still half asleep and would have been better off leaving it till the journey home, but I persevered and … Read more “Saturday Times 24448 (Jan 30th)”
Saturday Times 24442 (Jan 23rd)
Solving time 21:02, slowed down a bit by a couple of silly mistakes. Otherwise another fairly straightforward one for a Saturday, although there were a couple of obscure words and a literary reference that might … Read more “Saturday Times 24442 (Jan 23rd)”
Saturday Times 24436 (Jan 16th)
Solving time 13:46, pretty average puzzle really – not too hard, not too easy, but some interesting wordplay elements nevertheless. Across 1 OVERRIDING – OVER (finished) + RIDING (up). Unusually, a 2-word cryptic indication followed … Read more “Saturday Times 24436 (Jan 16th)”