Solving time: 12:50, about half of which spent baffled by 14ac and 2dn (which I think contains an error). Much better than usual, some good clues in this; 2dn is a bit baffling though. If … Read more “ST 4261 (Sun 27 Jan) – Scrawls of residents”
Author: talbinho
ST 4260 (Sun 20 Jan) – Cheesed off
Solving time: 6 mins for all but 16ac, on which I gave up shortly afterwards. I was let down by lack of cheese knowledge. The puzzle was let down by some pretty terrible clues. * … Read more “ST 4260 (Sun 20 Jan) – Cheesed off”
ST 4259 (Sun 13 Jan) – Batman returns
Solving time: 5:05 A few difficult words in this but with helpful wordplays; no major gripes. Looking back at 6ac (PASCAL), I believe Don Manley (Pasquale in the Guardian) sets for the Sunday Times and … Read more “ST 4259 (Sun 13 Jan) – Batman returns”
ST 4258 (Sun 6 Jan) – Age concern
Solving time: Forgot to record; one mistake (12ac). This crossword doesn’t get any better. Today’s shocker is 6dn (AGE). * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 BREECHES; BR + (CHEESE)* 6 AS … Read more “ST 4258 (Sun 6 Jan) – Age concern”
ST 4257
Last week’s Sunday Times is due for blogging tomorrow. Unfortunately I may not be able to post tomorrow. If I can’t, I’ll try to do so on Monday. If it hasn’t appeared by Tuesday, it … Read more “ST 4257”
ST Jumbo 4256 (Sun 23 Dec) – Wild goose chase
Solving time: 20 mins, one mistake (30ac) A bit of a Christmas theme running through this puzzle (available here), but the grid is horrible, with (e.g.) several six-letter words with just two checked letters. There … Read more “ST Jumbo 4256 (Sun 23 Dec) – Wild goose chase”
Sunday Times 4356…
…will not be blogged tomorrow, as it seems to be unavailable from the online Times Crossword Club. Perhaps this is because there wasn’t a crossword last Sunday? If there was, please feel free to comment.
Jumbo 731 (Sat Dec 15) – Neva mind
Solving time: 34 mins, one mistake (51dn) This was a brilliant puzzle with some fantastic clues and brilliantly-worded definitions. It took me about twice as long as an ‘average’ Jumbo, but I thought I’d got … Read more “Jumbo 731 (Sat Dec 15) – Neva mind”
ST 4255 (Sun 16 Dec) – Non compos mentis
Solving time: 8:50 Got stuck on 14ac at the end – yet another neglection of the rule that if you can’t solve a clue, just check that it’s not an anagram. * = anagram. Across … Read more “ST 4255 (Sun 16 Dec) – Non compos mentis”
ST 4254 (Sun 9 Dec) – Raisa sharp
Solving time: lost, but I think it was about 5 mins. I think 9ac was the most time-consuming entry as I was looking for an alternative. Thanks very much to Peter for blogging last Sunday … Read more “ST 4254 (Sun 9 Dec) – Raisa sharp”