Solving time: 37:01 A real battle this one – after 10 minutes I had 15 answers left, and panic was setting in (knowing you have to write a report doesn’t help, and neither does seeing … Read more “24427 – a blogger’s nightmare”
Author: petebiddlecombe
Blog theme
Just learned the hard way that we can’t go back to the “Cityscape London” view without coughing up cash. Let me know what you think of this choice – the typeface seems as clear as … Read more “Blog theme”
24416
Solving time: 11:17, one mistake Quite a tricky puzzle, which I made a hash of through carelessness which could have been anticipated, at 20D. Answers written without full wordplay understood: 10, 11, 18, 2, 19, … Read more “24416”
24415
Sorry for delay – I’d forgotten to get a sub for today and the effect was cmpounded by a power cut here which has just ended. I’ll get a report up as soon as I … Read more “24415”
24,410 – a cheeky puzzle?
Solving time: 20:42 I’m starting to type this just before 12, and have read the comments made so far. Solved without understanding full wordplay: 12, 27, 7, 22 – solving by the seat of my … Read more “24,410 – a cheeky puzzle?”
Jumbo 845 – well worth the time
It should be safe to put this up now – entries are due today and I suspect the winner has already been selected. If you didn’t do this one, I’d recommend fetching it from the … Read more “Jumbo 845 – well worth the time”
Times 24404
Solving time: 7:23 A fairly straightforward puzzle – minor delays for me from marking 20 in the grid as a (6,8) rather than (8,6) until the placing of ‘a sure’ fixed this, and with 1A … Read more “Times 24404”
Mephisto 2570 – Tim Moorey
Quite a tricky puzzle this – 80-odd minutes with Chambers used from roughly halfway – though 10 minutes or so of this came from a mistaken answer for 32, without which I’d have guessed 9D … Read more “Mephisto 2570 – Tim Moorey”
23943
Solving time: 9:03 As I’m filling in for a blogger who forgot it was their turn, I’ll take the chance to mark expected meanings again and compare the count with yesterday’s much easier puzzle. Written … Read more “23943”
Times 24392
Solving time 5:23 An easy solve for me – partly from one of the long answers being a name familiar to me. But I should have been quicker, as I missed a pretty easy 1A … Read more “Times 24392”