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Times Saturday 23808 (Jan 12)

linxit20th January 2008 at 1:26 PM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Sorry this is a day late, but I was away all day yesterday assisting Pete Biddlecombe on his Crossword course. Solving time 8:43 – one of my fastest times for a Saturday puzzle for a … Read more “Times Saturday 23808 (Jan 12)”

Times Saturday 23802 (Jan 5)

linxit12th January 2008 at 2:26 PM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 14:10 This was one of those puzzles which was a real pleasure to solve – not too difficult, but with loads of interesting and witty clues. I started writing this up just after … Read more “Times Saturday 23802 (Jan 5)”

Times Jumbo 732 (Dec 22)

linxit5th January 2008 at 5:32 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Anyone still remember this one? Only 2 weeks ago but we’ve had four more Jumbos since then. Just a brief entry for this then, although if you need explanations for any I miss, leave a … Read more “Times Jumbo 732 (Dec 22)”

Times Saturday 23796 (29 Dec)

linxit5th January 2008 at 12:38 PM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 26:55 I was held up for over 10 minutes on the last answer because I put FAST BOWLER in quite early for 22A, which left T?C?E for 23D. There were plenty of good … Read more “Times Saturday 23796 (29 Dec)”

Saturday Times 23791 (Dec 22)

linxit29th December 2007 at 11:59 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 12:15 Quite a lot of Brit references in this one that may have had overseas solvers scratching their heads, e.g. ISA, TA, D = old money, “Smoke’s part”. Across 4 BI(PART,ISA)N – ISA … Read more “Saturday Times 23791 (Dec 22)”

Times Saturday 23779 (Dec 08)

linxit15th December 2007 at 1:31 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

I forgot to note down my solving time for this, but I seem to remember it was about 16 minutes-ish. Quite good for me considering the sometimes tortuous wordplay! Doing the blog at the unholy … Read more “Times Saturday 23779 (Dec 08)”

Times Saturday 23773 (Dec 1)

linxit8th December 2007 at 9:35 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 15:14 There were a few difficult words in here but nothing that couldn’t be figured out from the wordplay, and I enjoyed the challenge. Across 1 OVERSEAS – “overseize”. It is noised??? What … Read more “Times Saturday 23773 (Dec 1)”

Times Jumbo 728 (24 Nov)

linxit7th December 2007 at 4:24 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time approx. 45 mins spread over several sessions. I found it hard to get into this one at first, and kept getting distracted (mainly by other puzzles – all the weekend advanced cryptics, then … Read more “Times Jumbo 728 (24 Nov)”

Mephisto 2465

linxit2nd December 2007 at 6:14 PM10 September 2025Mephisto

Solving time 33:14 I had a marathon solving session the other night, finishing last week’s Times Jumbo, Azed, Spectator and Mephisto one after the other, starting just after midnight and finally going to bed at … Read more “Mephisto 2465”

Times Saturday 23767 (Nov 24)

linxit1st December 2007 at 10:14 AM10 September 2025Weekend Cryptic

Looking at the puzzle again this morning I see I forgot to note down my time. Quite annoying really, as I remember it was quite a quick solve, around the 10-minute mark. I got the … Read more “Times Saturday 23767 (Nov 24)”