Solved this during a 4-hour wait in a airport with no access to dicts etc. I finished it there so this means it was probably quite an easy puzzle, solving time 64 mins. Enjoyable. * … Read more “Times Jumbo 806 (Sat 28 Mar 2009)”
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Times Jumbo 801 (Sat 21 Feb)
Pleasing puzzle, not too difficult I found, solving time, 60 mins * = anagram < = reversed1 COMPTES RENDUS Being familiar with French helped me here, and it was a very good idea to clue … Read more “Times Jumbo 801 (Sat 21 Feb)”
Times Crossword 24,099
An enjoyable puzzle which I thought was of about average difficulty. Solving time, 28 mins. * = anagram < = reversedACROSS1 REALM half of REAL Madrid – so nothing to do with IN E8 DISCOMBOBULATE … Read more “Times Crossword 24,099”
Times 24,075
I found this a very easy puzzle, solving time 13 mins, extremely fast for me. Very good surface readings. Enjoyed it. * = anagram < = reversedACROSS1 M ISLAY4 F LAGS HIP (one of two … Read more “Times 24,075”
Times 24,039
I found this quite an easy puzzle, solving time 22 mins, with the lower half trickier than the top half with the SW corner the last I finished. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS5 … Read more “Times 24,039”
Times Jumbo 766 (Sat 12 July 2008)
An enjoyable puzzle, not too difficult, solving time 79 mins * = anagram < = reversalACROSS1 P AS S T(HE B)UCK Very elaborate wordplay!7 CONNECT I CUT Excellent misleading context 13 ON THE CREST OF … Read more “Times Jumbo 766 (Sat 12 July 2008)”
Times 23,973 (Wed 23 July)
I found this a very easy puzzle with an old-fashioned feel. Solving time, just under 15 mins, very fast for me. * = anagram < = reversal 1 ANTE LOPE stake = bet5 T (b)AND … Read more “Times 23,973 (Wed 23 July)”
Times Crossword 23867
I found this very straightforward. Solving time: 16 mins < = reversal * = anagramACROSS1 BREADTH D in BREATH5 CLOT HE’S I thought first of ‘his’10 NERVE (gall) CENTRE (heart)12 PLAICE hidden <16 AD EQUATE … Read more “Times Crossword 23867”
23,800
I found this quite an easy puzzle – Solving time 16 mins (very fast for me for the Times). * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS1 KA PUT – Ka, slightly obscure, Egyptian vital force, … Read more “23,800”
23,784 – Authors aplenty
Not too difficult for this book lover, with a string of mainly two word clues, including ‘author’. Solving time: 25 mins * = anagram < = reversed Across 5 HO (RN) P I PE Very … Read more “23,784 – Authors aplenty”