Results of the Festive Survey 2012 Thank you to everyone who made this what any self-respecting TV presenter (there must be some) would call “a bumper year for the Festive Survey!!!” We had 210 participants (compared to … Read more “Festive Survey 2012 – Results”
Author: sotira
Times 24621
37:27 .. Apologies if this blog is a little less sophisticated than the puzzle deserves. I’m stepping in last minute and late at night after Sabine’s computer declared war on her. I think we’ve all … Read more “Times 24621”
Club Monthly 20118 – July 2010
I had big problems finding footholds in this one. There was not just the usual obscure lexicon but also some genuinely fiendish disguise and concealment. I won’t even try to guess how long it took … Read more “Club Monthly 20118 – July 2010”
Times Championship Qualifier 3
A reminder that we don’t post actual solving times for these qualifiers, though arcane allusions are welcome. I’ll just say that my cat sat down and started washing herself as I picked up my pen … Read more “Times Championship Qualifier 3”
Times Saturday 24,299 (Aug. 8th 2009)
21:08 – this wasn’t especially hard, with some helpful checking letters rendering a good deal of the wordplay less than critical. But pretty entertaining stuff, with a couple of very interesting clues. I can’t fully … Read more “Times Saturday 24,299 (Aug. 8th 2009)”
Times 24,277 – Funeral in Berlin
Solving time – 25:50 .. I’m off the sub’s bench again, this time for Jimbo. He’s taking a week at the Ashram in Maharashtra. Shame really, as I think Jimbo would have enjoyed this one. … Read more “Times 24,277 – Funeral in Berlin”
Times 24,272 – Dangerous, a Smooth Criminal… not Bad
19:10 .. This one seemed to get trickier as it went along, difficulty stemming from some intricate wordplay and a couple of answers that I had to check after solving. I’m a little uncertain of … Read more “Times 24,272 – Dangerous, a Smooth Criminal… not Bad”
Times 24,266
Solving time: 17:19, around par for me. By now, Peter’s probably down Tom Brown’s cafe in Magaluf for the all-day breakfast, lining his stomach ahead of a night on the town (15 pints of Watney’s … Read more “Times 24,266”
Times Crossword Championship 2009 – 2nd Qualifier
No secs, please, we’re skittish – just a reminder that the posting of solving times for qualifying puzzles is frowned upon in this fashionable parlour. A little easier than most daily fare, with a lot … Read more “Times Crossword Championship 2009 – 2nd Qualifier”
Times 24,186 (Mar 30th) – Kingdom for a Norse
25:44 .. Quite tricky in parts, but plenty of satisfying moments. I only realised after agreeing to step in and blog this that I couldn’t untangle the wordplay for 5 down. Answers on a postcard, … Read more “Times 24,186 (Mar 30th) – Kingdom for a Norse”