Solving time 11:08 I enjoyed this puzzle for some original and well-chosen wordplay. This is my last blog before the Championships, so good luck to all bloggers and commenters past and present who are subjecting … Read more “24033”
Author: petebiddlecombe
Jumbo 23:02 – easy but good
Solving time 23:02 I’m pretty sure this is my post-op best for a jumbo. I had a flying start in the NW corner with 1A rapidly followed by all its ‘dangling’ down answers, and all … Read more “Jumbo 23:02 – easy but good”
24027 – bra and pants
A puzzle of “average plus” difficulty I think – though I can see a couple of answers that I might possibly have got sooner. Last few solved were 28, 24 (writing in the answer I’d … Read more “24027 – bra and pants”
24021 – a rum do?
Solving time 17:45 Very slow start to this – got all the way to TOPI at 21A before getting started. Then a couple more of the bottom acrosses and several bottom half downs went in. … Read more “24021 – a rum do?”
Mephisto 2506 – Mike Laws
Mephisto 2506 – Mike Laws Solving time 29:15, no books Mike Laws is maybe the hardest Mephisto setter, but sometimes writes quite easy puzzles, and this seemed to be one. I’ve only written about a … Read more “Mephisto 2506 – Mike Laws”
24015 – all human life is here …
… which you could say about many Times xwds, but here we’ve got Mr. Punch and Dick Turpin, books and TV, farming, music, hats, football and skiing, and much else. I enjoyed this puzzle with … Read more “24015 – all human life is here …”
The Chambers Dictionary – 11th Edition
ISBN 978-0-550-10289-8, £25 on the initial special offer, cover price is £35. Doubtless cheaper at online bookshops. Many crossword solvers will buy this simply because by about the end of the year it will be … Read more “The Chambers Dictionary – 11th Edition”
Jumbo 773
Solving time: 53 mins Maybe a little bit more difficult than an average Jumbo, but I think I’m still a bit slower with these than usual.Plenty of novel answers and clues, from which I hope … Read more “Jumbo 773”
24003
A nicely tough work-out. For me the tricky clues were at the bottom, with the last few saolved being 22/24, 17, 16,27,15. COD for me was 5D. A very minor weakness is that one=1 and … Read more “24003”
Jumbo 770
Which was indeed 770, not the 771 I originally stated. This seemed like hard work at the time (73 mins) though there are quite a few clues that seem to merit explanation. Across 1 A … Read more “Jumbo 770”