Solving time 14:36 A pretty easy puzzle, but the clues read well and there are a couple of good &lit clues. The 15×15 cryptic on the same day was really tough, so this one’s low … Read more “Jumbo 710”
Author: petebiddlecombe
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC contest No. 4 – results
Mark Goodliffe returns from holiday in sparkling form to win the championship scoring by over 20 minutes. Tony Sever grabs second mainly by virtue of a good time for the tough Saturday puzzle. In the RTC … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC contest No. 4 – results”
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 4 – your times please
This week’s changes – nothing except a plea to follow the exact formatting – no extra commas, and all the zeroes, with colons between them. The rest of this post is the same as before, … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 4 – your times please”
23674 – twenty again
Solving time 5:58 Mostly straightforward, but included a reminder of my recent disaster with VIGESIMAL at 2D, where I waited for checking letters before putting anything in the grid. Across 1 COVEN=witches,TRY=go into (the investigative … Read more “23674 – twenty again”
Mephisto 2448 – Chris Feetenby
Sorry, late again. Solving time: 19:05 without C, one mistake – 22D, where I didn’t understand the wordplay and the floor is open. After really struggling with my last blogged Mephisto, this was much easier … Read more “Mephisto 2448 – Chris Feetenby”
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC contest No. 3 – results
Jason wins both contests in another week of mixed fortunes. Two battle-hardened veterans take second and third in the mini-championship after avoiding the various errors – especially on the tricky SATORI and THEMED in 23668. … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC contest No. 3 – results”
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 3 – your times please
This week’s changes – formatting your times: To save me a bit of time getting data into my spreadsheet, a comma after your name and HH:MM:SS format would be really nice. (One day I’ll work … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 3 – your times please”
23668 – were you enlightened?
Solving time 9:58 A slow start, with 12A the first clue solved, and a slowish finish in the NW corner. Annoying old chestnut of the day was 16D, which should have taken no time at … Read more “23668 – were you enlightened?”
Sunday Times 4234
Solving time 6:23 Sorry – another overdue posting which I just realised I was due to write. I had at least solved the puzzle and scrawled a rough version of this. Mostly straightforward, but one … Read more “Sunday Times 4234”
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC contest No. 2 – results
In a week when even some of the most hardened competitors made mistakes, Jason kept his head to win the mini-championship despite spending close to half of the total time on one puzzle. the_od was … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC contest No. 2 – results”