14:40, so about average difficulty for me. Rather more people than usual in the wordplay, and a couple in the grid, so some of it had a TLS-y feel. Nice to see “Our ‘Enery” make … Read more “Saturday Times 26340 (20th Feb)”
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Saturday Times 26334 – 13th Feb
15:40 for this one, which I didn’t get around to until yesterday morning. Biffing in UNDERCOAT early on for 2dn didn’t help much, but it fit three of the crossing letters so I didn’t give … Read more “Saturday Times 26334 – 13th Feb”
Saturday Times 26328 (6th Feb)
Tough puzzle, lots of GK required. Finished everything apart from 1ac and 2dn in about 15 mins, but then my mind had a temporary seizure and I couldn’t think of either of them. In the … Read more “Saturday Times 26328 (6th Feb)”
Saturday Times 26322 (30th Jan)
Apologies for the lateness – I had internet trouble yesterday. Solving time 20:12, struggled to get going at first as I was a bit bleary-eyed from the night before. Bit of a mixed bag with … Read more “Saturday Times 26322 (30th Jan)”
Saturday Times 26316 (23rd Jan)
Solved in exactly 10 minutes to the second,and on paper, so definitely an easy one. A lot of the wordplay was quite intricate, but it seemed to me that the definitions were often very specific, … Read more “Saturday Times 26316 (23rd Jan)”
Call for volunteers – update
OK folks, sorry I’ve not been around much lately to confirm the new schedule, but here it is: Jackkt is now doing all Tuesdays.Penfold_61 is now doing Jumbos ending in 1 and 6 (starting next … Read more “Call for volunteers – update”
Saturday Times 26310 (16th Jan)
14:10 for this one, but I made the mistake of solving it before my morning coffee, so I started off very sluggishly! I’d guess at 10 mins for the first half, 4 for the second. … Read more “Saturday Times 26310 (16th Jan)”
Times 26304 (9th Jan) – Neutrino Storm To Destroy World!!!
Sorry about the (hopefully) fake Daily Express headline, but it felt like that at the time. My 7:54 is languishing in 95th place on the leaderboard, 5 seconds behind Jason and about 8 seconds ahead … Read more “Times 26304 (9th Jan) – Neutrino Storm To Destroy World!!!”
Saturday Times 26298 (2nd Jan)
First Saturday puzzle of the new year, and it still has a couple of seasonal answers, as if it didn’t quite make the cut for Christmas week itself! A fine puzzle nevertheless. 14:44 here, with … Read more “Saturday Times 26298 (2nd Jan)”
Saturday Times 26292 (26th Dec)
I tried solving this at my desk at work last Tuesday, but it ended up being a lot busier than I thought it would so I didn’t get a good run at it at all, … Read more “Saturday Times 26292 (26th Dec)”