Solved online in 11:57, so fairly easy despite the high GK content. I suppose it’s one where you either know the words or you don’t, as there was also some tricky vocab (KABADDI, SERAI, BDELLIUM), … Read more “Saturday Times 26244 (31st Oct)”
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Saturday Times 26238
Okay make that “tomorrow”. I was kept away a lot longer than I expected, then there was the rugby final, then something else happened, then my PC crashed and I had to type it up … Read more “Saturday Times 26238”
Saturday Times 26232 (17th Oct) – Championships day sweetener
Solving time 10:38, a lot quicker than expected. In previous years the finals day puzzle has been an absolute stinker, as if deliberately devised to discourage us before the competition begins! This one had a … Read more “Saturday Times 26232 (17th Oct) – Championships day sweetener”
Saturday Times 26226 (10th Oct)
Solving time 10:38, so on the easier side. This setter likes the single-letter removal wordplay device – I counted 8 instances in this puzzle, but apart from that it was very tight with hardly a … Read more “Saturday Times 26226 (10th Oct)”
Times Crossword Championships – the real reason most of us turn up! :-)
There will be a meeting for crossword setters and solvers at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, SE1 1NH, coinciding with the annual Times Crossword Championship. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am on … Read more “Times Crossword Championships – the real reason most of us turn up! :-)”
Saturday Times 26220 (3rd Oct)
I found this a real brute of a puzzle which I tackled while tired, and stopped after 20 minutes with less than half of it done. However, I came back to it refreshed the next … Read more “Saturday Times 26220 (3rd Oct)”
Saturday Times 26214 (26th Sept)
Solving time 17:05, so I found it a bit tricky last week. LOI was 6ac STEP, as I wasn’t happy with my parsing of it and spent ages looking for alternatives. In the end there … Read more “Saturday Times 26214 (26th Sept)”
Saturday Times 26208 (19 Sept)
Solving time 10:08, so pretty straightforward for a Saturday. Sorry for the brevity today, but I’m off out and only had half an hour to throw something together! Across 1 A great deal, reduced green … Read more “Saturday Times 26208 (19 Sept)”
Saturday Times 26202 (12th Sept) – meet Nina’s parents!
Solving time 9:29 (including at least a minute spent at the end on 19ac), so a pretty easy puzzle despite the odd bits of Latin, chemistry and literary knowledge required. Unusually there also seems to … Read more “Saturday Times 26202 (12th Sept) – meet Nina’s parents!”
Saturday Times 26196 (5th Sept)
Solving time around 18 minutes, half nodding-off on the train on Monday morning. Looking back through it now a lot of the clues that gave me trouble seem like they should have been write-ins. Actually … Read more “Saturday Times 26196 (5th Sept)”