Solving time: 18:13 A pretty difficult puzzle for me, and a slightly jammy correct solution (see 27). There are some difficult words here but also some easy clues, so my guess is that times will … Read more “24583”
Author: petebiddlecombe
My first puzzle in real print …
… edited by Don Manley, appears in this week’s Church Times. For one week you can see it in their online version here. To print from this page with a complete grid image, copy/paste the … Read more “My first puzzle in real print …”
24577
Solving time: 7:52 I’m going to begin with the premise that this reasonably easy puzzle should satisfy the sterner critics around here with its good surface readings and some good clues, and hope that doesn’t … Read more “24577”
Jumbo 875 – messages for England and their supporters?
Solving time: 26:05, one mistake I went wrong with 45, my last entry, opting for La! rather than Lo! for “Look”, which was probably too far towards barred-grid vocabulary. The rest was fairly straightforward. As … Read more “Jumbo 875 – messages for England and their supporters?”
Times 24571 – no football in the title …
Solving time: 14:30 Quite tricky vocabulary here, one of which I zoomed ahead with, and one of which slowed me down at the end. Just completed inside the 15 minutes that Sotira once mentioned as … Read more “Times 24571 – no football in the title …”
Sunday Times 4385 (13 June)
Solving time: 7:40 Talbinho’s computer has gone up in a puff of smoke, so you’ve got me as an instant sub, solving while Australia were going through at the hands of Ghana and their own … Read more “Sunday Times 4385 (13 June)”
Times 24565
Solving Time: 10:50 A reasonably tricky puzzle this, with at least two ‘decoy’ wordplays. Shortish on time this morning, so not many links to related topics. Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed a new link on … Read more “Times 24565”
Mephisto 2597 – Tim Moorey
This took me about two and a half hours – I made a meal of the top half, wanting Derby in 1A to be a race or hat, and not seeing P,((c)ORRECT) for ages, even … Read more “Mephisto 2597 – Tim Moorey”
24559 – Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
Solving time: 10:52 I started this optimistically, after clocking a better time for the Times 2 Race the Clock than most recent attempts, but got bogged down in the NW corner. I also wasted a … Read more “24559 – Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”
Weekly puzzle 3
A rewarmed dish today which I think one current commenter will dimly remember. If printing from Firefox, I recommend choosing Print Preview, setting the Scaling factor to 90%, and then using the Print… button – … Read more “Weekly puzzle 3”