Solving time 13:05 Sorry this is a bit late – I had a busy weekend, but now I can’t sleep so here I am doing the blog at 4am on Monday morning! Across 1 IN … Read more “Times Saturday 23940 (June 14th)”
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Times Saturday 23934 – a bit tougher than the last few!
Solving time 26:30 I found this a hard slog, despite getting the two 15-letter downs straight away, which made me think it was going to be a doddle! Maybe I just wasn’t with it last … Read more “Times Saturday 23934 – a bit tougher than the last few!”
Times Saturday 23928 (31 May)
Solving time 8:46 – very easy for a Saturday, although the tricky wordplay for 1A took much longer for me to understand than the whole puzzle did to solve! Across 1 LA(CON)IC – took me … Read more “Times Saturday 23928 (31 May)”
Times Saturday 23922
I was away on a walking weekend in the Malverns last week, but had a gout attack and had to sit out the 9½-mile walk the rest of them suffered through, which meant I was … Read more “Times Saturday 23922”
Times Saturday 23874 (Mar 29) – placeholder
Parents visiting from Cyprus this weekend, so I don’t know whether I’ll find time to do the blog today. Can’t even find last week’s solution grid at the moment, may have to re-solve it! It … Read more “Times Saturday 23874 (Mar 29) – placeholder”
Times Jumbo 746 (Mar 15)
Solving time 35:32 OK, it ended up being Tuesday morning, but I got there in the end! Good puzzle, a lot of clever definitions and more than the usual share of &lits. Across 1 0,RANGE,BLOSSOM … Read more “Times Jumbo 746 (Mar 15)”
Times Saturday 23868 (Mar 22)
Solving time 15:42 Bit of a rush job today I’m afraid. One day I’ll learn how to manage my time better! Across 1 PANT,HEIST 10 AM(I,NO(A)C)ID – tricky wordplay here: I + CON rev with … Read more “Times Saturday 23868 (Mar 22)”
Times Saturday 23862 (Mar 15)
Solving time 19:03 Some really good stuff here. 14D caught me out for a long time, as I never think to consider French phrases. Very well disguised anagram too. 29A was also very clever, and … Read more “Times Saturday 23862 (Mar 15)”
Times Saturday 23856 (Mar 8th)
Solving time 20:11, one mistake (2D) I found this quite tricky and got stuck for a while half way through, then finally got one of the clues I was stuck on and suddenly the rest … Read more “Times Saturday 23856 (Mar 8th)”
Times Saturday 23850 (March 1st)
Solving time 16:18 Fairly tricky in places, with a couple of bits of dodgy wordplay. I need a bit of help to understand 2D, but the rest are straightforward enough. Across 1 PEG,A,SUS – according … Read more “Times Saturday 23850 (March 1st)”