It’s good to be back, squeezing in a blog report before work, and the shared clue writing in this puzzle happens to be similar to a puzzle coming up in the Sunday Times. On December … Read more “TftT Christmas Turkey No. 1”
Category: Other Crosswords
TLS from LJ, custom puzzles, Christmas Turkeys, the Latin puzzles.
Times 1062
38:34 on the Club timer, which is just a little above average for me with the Jumbo. If I had to sum up the solving experience in one word, it might be “steady”: by no … Read more “Times 1062”
Times 13428 – You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting
Solving Time: I wouldn’t call it solving, actually Well, another blast from the past, literally. I volunteered to help mcctext out again, as Jerry is out trudging his way through the Pyrenean snows* and dodging … Read more “Times 13428 – You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting”
Times Crossword 10,334 – Another Antique!
Solving Time: About 22 minutes. We have another offering from the 1960s today, as the second qualifier is published. I thought this a pleasant, essentially fair crossword, if a little strange in places. It didn’t … Read more “Times Crossword 10,334 – Another Antique!”
Vintage Olympic Crossword 5734 – originally published 29 July 1948
Solving time: 17:49, but with one wrong. I’d have done better to solve this before the other Olympic puzzles while I was still fresh. But I tackled them in reverse order, and was so tired … Read more “Vintage Olympic Crossword 5734 – originally published 29 July 1948”
Vintage Olympic Crossword 17801 – originally October 15th 1988
Solving time 13:44, still surprisingly loose by today’s standards but a bit better than the 1964 one. I probably solved this first time round. In 1988 I’d just started working for Ladbrokes as a betting-shop … Read more “Vintage Olympic Crossword 17801 – originally October 15th 1988”
Vintage Olympic Crossword 10737 – originally October 10th 1964
Took about half an hour, with a few going in on a wing and a prayer. Very loose by today’s standards, with loads of weak cryptic definitions and a couple of bits of Shakespeare (but … Read more “Vintage Olympic Crossword 10737 – originally October 10th 1964”
Times Crossword 15,832 – easy anagrams..
Solving Time: I must say I found this quite easy, 14 minutes in all. Here we go with yet another (and hopefully, the last) double header. I will publish the other blog on 24 May, … Read more “Times Crossword 15,832 – easy anagrams..”
Times Crossword 16,410 – Printer’s Inadvertent Devilry?
Solving Time: just under 28 minutes, but not a hard puzzle. It would have been less, but I had trouble in the NW corner, mainly caused by writing two wrong answers for 4dn. This crossword … Read more “Times Crossword 16,410 – Printer’s Inadvertent Devilry?”
Times Crossword 13,030 – A Blast from the Past!
Solving Time: About 25 minutes, including recovery from shock.. An interesting puzzle this, begging the question: “How does it differ from today’s efforts?” For me the main differences seemed to be two tricky quotations, a … Read more “Times Crossword 13,030 – A Blast from the Past!”