At the moment, vistors to the Times Online site can get free access to the paper’s archive, up to 1985. Given sufficient determination, you can use this to get old crosswords or stories or letters … Read more “Times Archive”
Author: petebiddlecombe
23955 – Peter and Don meet the police
Solving time 7:12 Like some commenters yesterday, I thought we could be in for a tough puzzle today. This one has a few tricky corners but shouldn’t keep you too long. I finished the NW … Read more “23955 – Peter and Don meet the police”
Three books for a tenner
If you act quickly, there’s an offer worth taking up in at least some branches of W H Smith & Son. Books 10, 11 and 12 of the current Times crossword series published by Times … Read more “Three books for a tenner”
23,949 – the easy one you hoped for …
Solving time 7:38 Well, easier than the last couple of days for this solver at least. I got off to a reasonable start, not getting 1A immediately, but deciding to look at the downs for … Read more “23,949 – the easy one you hoped for …”
Jumbo 760 – placeholder
It’s my fault that this one was omitted. I haven’t searched for my original yet. For the moment, say anything you want to here, and I’ll respond to any queries. Peter
Mephisto 2494 – Mike Laws
Solving time 24:20 – without Chambers except for 5D. An easy Mephisto for me (especially for Mike Laws, often the hardest of the three), as you can guess from the time. The main reason for … Read more “Mephisto 2494 – Mike Laws”
23943
Moderately difficult puzzle with what seems like a good balance between snippets of knowledge and wordplay – the knowledge is mostly in half points I think. Solving time 8:30 Across 1 CHAR IS MA – … Read more “23943”
23937 – hard work
Solving time 17:12 Not a good choice for a late night solve but wanted to get this out of the way. Got very stuck on the left side, with the last answers in order being … Read more “23937 – hard work”
Mephisto 2492 – Tim Moorey
As with the jumbo, real life commitments have prevented the expected report on this puzzle. If you have queries about particular clues or comments about the puzzle please make them in comments – I’m sure … Read more “Mephisto 2492 – Tim Moorey”
New Chambers
If anyone’s considering a purchase of Chambers Dictionary for barred-grid puzzles, you might like to know that the 11th edition is due to be published on 22 August. Unlike the 2006 edition which matched the … Read more “New Chambers”