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Times 25,049

topicaltim3rd January 2012 at 11:16 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Happy New Year, one and all. 20:47, so not as straightforward as the left side initially suggested it was going to be. One completely new word, and a lot of clues where the parsing is … Read more “Times 25,049”

Times 25,037

topicaltim20th December 2011 at 9:13 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

18:59 on the Club timer, following a festive night out in the West End with old friends, and a long journey home. In the interests of full disclosure, I must admit that the Trafalgar Square … Read more “Times 25,037”

Times 25,025

topicaltim6th December 2011 at 12:00 PM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

25:07 on the Club timer, and never easy going as far as I was concerned. So, testing but perfectly fair for the most part, though I still have one or two minor queries about the … Read more “Times 25,025”

Times Jumbo 952

topicaltim3rd December 2011 at 12:46 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

No meaningful time available; my submission threw up the dread Error 503 first time, and failed again when I tried later that day; third time lucky some time later, by which time I had forgotten … Read more “Times Jumbo 952”

Times 25,013 – a quick dip in the gander bag

topicaltim22nd November 2011 at 11:56 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Timed at 13:50, with one error (misread the anagram fodder and plumped for a likely-looking but wrong answer). One of those odd puzzles which was 90% very straightforward, but with two or three elements which … Read more “Times 25,013 – a quick dip in the gander bag”

Times 25,001

topicaltim8th November 2011 at 10:02 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Timed at 16:31, and much enjoyed. I didn’t quite have all the background knowledge required, but as I pointed out last week in discussions of another puzzle, a) I don’t necessarily expect to, and b) … Read more “Times 25,001”

Times Jumbo 947

topicaltim29th October 2011 at 7:58 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

As straightforward a Jumbo as I’ve blogged for ages i.e. a standard Times puzzle which didn’t require much knowledge that wouldn’t already be familiar to regular solvers; as I usually point out under such circumstances, … Read more “Times Jumbo 947”

Times 24,989

topicaltim25th October 2011 at 3:32 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Timed at 24:23, with everything correct (though not necessarily understood) when I stopped the clock. Across 1 HOMBURG – M.B. in (ROUGH)*. One of those where the anagrind and anagrist are interchangeable. 5 NABOB – … Read more “Times 24,989”

Times 24,977

topicaltim11th October 2011 at 10:28 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Timed at 33:25, and tricky, to say the least (apart from the SW corner, which I found really tricky). In fact, very much the sort of puzzle which you always worry will arrive on your … Read more “Times 24,977”

Times 24,965

topicaltim27th September 2011 at 2:47 PM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Timed at 22:24; I had tremendous trouble with two in the SW corner, without which this would have been a very straightforward puzzle. Was I alone? We shall see… Across 1 SPARTAN – ART in … Read more “Times 24,965”