We need some new blood on the blogging team. After this Friday’s report we’re losing dhogg – to whom thanks for his work over the last year – and one or two others have said … Read more “Your blog needs you!”
Author: petebiddlecombe
COWPOW (Clue and Puzzle of the week) 1
Here’s our first clue/puzzle of the week poll for real. I’ve tried to choose clues to reflect the views in comments and the overall popularity of the puzzle. Apologies if I’ve missed out your favourite … Read more “COWPOW (Clue and Puzzle of the week) 1”
Advertisement: a How to Solve course
On 19th January 2008, I’m repeating the “How to solve cryptic crosswords” course I held in January this year. The next version should be better than the last, partly because people won’t just have me … Read more “Advertisement: a How to Solve course”
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 17 – your times please
This is a weekly unofficial contest based on your times for the Times cryptic crossword from Saturday to Friday. I’ll (again!) endeavour to get the results out more promptly than last time. Championship puzzles and … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 17 – your times please”
23,752 – Championship Prelim 2, Puzzle 1
Solving time: say 13 minutes I have 11:20 written next to this puzzle but had probably heard one or two answers being talked about. On the other hand, the prize was in the bag so … Read more “23,752 – Championship Prelim 2, Puzzle 1”
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 16 – your times please
This is a weekly unofficial contest based on your times for the Times cryptic crossword from Saturday to Friday. I’ll endeavour to get the results out more promptly than last time. Championship puzzles and this … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 16 – your times please”
23746 – Championship Prelim 2, Puzzle 3
Solving time: say 11 minutes I have a time of 9:25 written next to the grid from solving this shortly after the champs, but I’d heard one or two answers already and even had a … Read more “23746 – Championship Prelim 2, Puzzle 3”
Jumbo 722 – fairly tricky
Solving time (estimate): about 30 mins Failed to keep my original copy of this so I’ve just done a re-solve, which suggests that the first go must have taken a fair while, and that quite … Read more “Jumbo 722 – fairly tricky”
Times Championship Grand Final – Puzzle 3
I’m fairly sure this was the quickest of the three puzzles for me. The two sets of three double defs in a row are an interesting little twist, though I doubt anyone noticed on the … Read more “Times Championship Grand Final – Puzzle 3”
Times Championship Grand Final – Puzzle 2
This was probably the toughest of the three puzzles, though because I didn’t make the same kind of slip as in the first, I think I solved it a couple of minutes quicker. Solving time … Read more “Times Championship Grand Final – Puzzle 2”