Author: sabine_tk

Solving time: 8.10 This seemed like a fairly easy workout, with a handful of long anagrams opening the grid up nicely. My stupidity of the day was a failure to read a multi-word clue word … Read more “Times Crossword 24465”

Solving time: 11.53 This was one of those maddening puzzles where I solved all but one clue (3 ac, in this case) quickly and was left gazing at that one blankly for what seemed like … Read more “Times Crossword 24453”

I didn’t time this one because I was solving it while watching a tennis match, but I was left with the impression it was distinctly tricky, confirmed by the difficulty in finding answers that could … Read more “Times Crossword 24441”

Solving time: somewhere around 16 minutes, interrupted by a coughing fit, for I’ve been struck (as happens most Januarys) with one of those nagging coughy snivelly sniffy things that seem to drag on for weeks … Read more “Times Crossword 24429”

Solving time: 9.31 I sat looking at this in total horror for the first half minute or so, then saw 14A and 3D, and everything began to fall in to place quite smoothly after that, … Read more “Times Crossword 24406”

Solving time: 12.32. I found this a middling-difficulty puzzle, but on reflection I could have saved myself a few minutes right away by spotting the hidden word at 6D, which would have immediately given me … Read more “Times Crossword 24394”

Solving time: 16.59 Not expecting any medals for this time. I was held up in quite a few places by unfamiliar words or phrases and had to rely on wordplay, which was fortunately unambiguous. I … Read more “Times Crossword 24382”

Solving time: 9.04. Got off to a good start with this, writing in 1A, 1D and 6A at a glance, followed by the long anagram at 4D. The rest mostly flowed at a steady pace, … Read more “Times Crossword 24370”

Solving time: 7.20. This seemed like a very straightforward puzzle and I wouldn’t be surprised to see some lightning fast times. It was also very straightforward to blog, the only holdup being the construction of … Read more “Times Crossword 24358”

Solving time: 28.20. I had hoped that the crossword gods would give me a break after Samuel Johnson two weeks ago, but no such luck – I found this very hard indeed. The top half … Read more “Times Crossword 24346”