My broadband connection was down all weekend, hence the lateness of this report. Solving time 49:06 – a bit slower than usual, but as it was two weeks ago I can’t remember what I got … Read more “Times Jumbo 742 (Feb 16)”
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Times Saturday 23844 (Feb 23)
My broadband connection was down all weekend, hence the lateness of this report. A bit of a theme to this one, with TIMES, CROSSWORD and LISTENER appearing in the grid. No time recorded, as I … Read more “Times Saturday 23844 (Feb 23)”
Mephisto 2477
I solved this on Tuesday, when it was still not available from the Crossword Club pages but could be found using the Search facility from the main Times website. Actually I sent in a complaint … Read more “Mephisto 2477”
Times Saturday 23838 (Feb 16)
Solving time – 12:17 Definitely one for the musical/arts mafia this week. Excellent puzzle though, nothing that required any specialist knowledge really. Across 1 LEWIS,CAR,ROLL – I assume the first children’s author is C.S. Lewis, … Read more “Times Saturday 23838 (Feb 16)”
Times Saturday 23832 (Feb 9)
Solving time 15:12 Should have been quicker, but I got stuck for a while on the last two to go in, 19 across and down, mainly because I couldn’t see why 19d should be GENERAL … Read more “Times Saturday 23832 (Feb 9)”
Times Saturday 23826 (Feb 02)
Solving time 12:55 Almost a pangram, with just the X missing – which is quite surprising as it would have been quite easy to fit the X in, e.g. with NEXT at 25D, changing 28A … Read more “Times Saturday 23826 (Feb 02)”
Times Jumbo 738 (Jan 19)
This was one of the best Jumbos I’ve solved, with loads of great clues. Pretty difficult too, but very satisfying to finish. Took about 50 minutes I think. Across 5 TAC(I)T,US – Roman historian, whose … Read more “Times Jumbo 738 (Jan 19)”
Times Saturday 23820
Solving time 21:00 I found this one a bit hard to get into for some reason, although I can’t remember now which clues caused me any particular difficulty, apart from the last two to go … Read more “Times Saturday 23820”
Mephisto 2473
Solving time – 37:44 This was probably one of Mike Laws’ easier offerings, as I normally find him the hardest of the three Mephisto setters. Across 1 TWAS – TWA (ceased operating in 2001 when … Read more “Mephisto 2473”
Times Saturday 23814 (Jan 19)
No time recorded last week, but it felt quite straightforward with no major holdups, so I’d guess around 10-12 minutes. Across 1 COME,DIAN(a) 9 MUD,DYING 10 BURIAL – “berry’ll”, scraping the bottom of the barrel, … Read more “Times Saturday 23814 (Jan 19)”