An undemanding 12 minutes in this household; greatest pause for thought given by two words where I wasn’t entirely sure of all the possible meanings but deduced it was plausible that the secondary ones existed … Read more “Times 24,235”
Author: topicaltim
Jumbo 812
Late again, mea culpa. I have a tendency to solve the Jumbo, make notes, then forget about it… No great problems here, apart from a single new word (43 ac) makes this a Q0-E7-D5. As … Read more “Jumbo 812”
Times 24,223 – Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor, not a lexicographer
An interesting 30 minutes. Lots of space filled in very quickly, but a dreadfully drawn-out death thanks in large part to a couple of words with checking letters that weren’t giving too much away. One … Read more “Times 24,223 – Dammit, Jim, I’m a doctor, not a lexicographer”
Times 24,211 – That Hoodoo That You Do
An enjoyable 19 minutes spent on a puzzle which I thought pretty original and surprisingly testing – left hand side went in quickly, right hand side much less so. It also extended my knowledge of … Read more “Times 24,211 – That Hoodoo That You Do”
Times Jumbo 807 – A Game of Two Halves
Apologies for slight lateness – I went to post as usual earlier this week, then realised that the online solution wasn’t yet published, presumably because of a deadline extended over the Easter holidays, so held … Read more “Times Jumbo 807 – A Game of Two Halves”
Times 24,199 – Cry God for England and St George
16 minutes, and felt as if it should have been less. However, I came away with the conclusion that for everything I thought was good today, there was something else that made me raise an … Read more “Times 24,199 – Cry God for England and St George”
Times 24187 – A Low Blow?
Twenty minutes, with the longer answers giving most trouble for some reason. Q0-E6-D6 Across 1 SAGA – Francoise Sagan without the ‘n’. 9 ROTTWEILER – ROTTER around Kurt WEIL. 10 ODER – gOoDyEaRs. 11 UTMOST … Read more “Times 24187 – A Low Blow?”
Times Jumbo 802 (Saturday Feb 28th)
I knocked this off in two sittings, having given a quick inspection on the day of publication before coming back to finish off in time to submit my entry (not that I expect to be … Read more “Times Jumbo 802 (Saturday Feb 28th)”
Times 24,163 – Starter for Ten
As always, mileages may vary, but I found this very straightforward and zipped through it in around ten minutes. A nice puzzle for the less experienced, less challenging for older hands, but certainly nothing to … Read more “Times 24,163 – Starter for Ten”
Times Cryptic 24151 – Full House and Several Pairs
A pangrammatic puzzle (I guessed this was going to be the case quite early when 1 across contained a J, which was swiftly followed by an X, and not one but two Zs, Vs and … Read more “Times Cryptic 24151 – Full House and Several Pairs”