I found this a little hard to get started, but, once I did, found it not too difficult a puzzle. Solving time: 21 mins (fast for me) * = anagram < = reversedACROSS1 D (ALES … Read more “Times 23,750 (Mon 05 11 07)”
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Times Jumbo 705
Brought this to solve on a long train journey. Made fairly good progress before getting stuck on 4 across and words crossing it. In normal circs would probably have gone to dicts then, but persisted … Read more “Times Jumbo 705”
Times 23,625 Birds, French
Not too difficult.Solving time: 17 mins (fast for me for Times) * = anagramACROSS1 LEGION N AIRES “Airs”12 SEAN CE Seán is Irish for John15 VERITY Very cleverly hidden17 Graham GR(E)ENE Energ(y) = life reversed … Read more “Times 23,625 Birds, French”
Times 23,620
I found this reasonably easySolving time: 21 mins (quite good for me for the Times) * = anagramACROSS1 SEWER Double definition, the second a little cryptic – crossword convention allows the “false” capital in One … Read more “Times 23,620”
Times 23,614 – Not too hellish
Some tricky words at the end, but not too difficult overall. Enjoyed it. Solving time: 25 mins (about average for me for the Times) * = anagramACROSS1 HADES cf shades Both meaning the underworld (hell)4 … Read more “Times 23,614 – Not too hellish”
Times 23608 23 May 2007
I found this one quite easy. Solving time: 15 mins (very fast for me for the Times) * = anagramACROSS4 CUPID’S BOW As well as the bow of mythology, it describes curly lips.9 EX ONE … Read more “Times 23608 23 May 2007”
Times 23,547 – lecher, trollop, Madonna (of old) to compensate
Very good surface readings in the admirably brief clues in this puzzle. I thought it was an excellent puzzle overall. Solving time: 19 mins (fast for the Times for me). * = anagramACROSS1 C(IT)ADE Lenin … Read more “Times 23,547 – lecher, trollop, Madonna (of old) to compensate”
Times 23,532 – Quite easy
I found this quite easy – two well-known London references, both long words, solved first time round, no devilishly tricky wordplay, initial slow progress with the acrosses being compensated for with fast solving of the … Read more “Times 23,532 – Quite easy”
Times 23525 – Not too hard
Enjoyable puzzle, with some good misdirection. Easy to break into, but tricky enough to finish, especially the NE quadrant. Solving time: 29 mins (about average for me for the Times) * = anagram ACROSS5 ERE … Read more “Times 23525 – Not too hard”
23,457 – fairly easy
Standing in for one of the regulars for my first Times Community review, this was an accessible puzzle. As a daily Indy solver, have been doing the Times almost every day only in fairly recent … Read more “23,457 – fairly easy”