Category: Other Crosswords

Solving time: 32 minutesA fairly quick one for me. I found it quite enjoyable. I got the two long ones straightaway and then fiddled my way around. Last to go in were WOOLSACK and HANDS … Read more “Monday 18 August – 23995”

Here at last: http://www.ukpuzzle.com/bonus/TimesCOD004.html To be honest, had to rush the last half dozen or so clues as I won’t get much time over the next fortnight. 

I still remember my student days in the early 70’s when a Times qualifier would be nigh to insoluble and today, I am blogging one. It shows that I do indeed have a positive learning … Read more “Times Championship Qualifier No 4”

Judging by my time, this continues a trend of gradually increasing difficulty for the qualifier puzzles, though I was fairly slow on a couple of points. Mainly 14 where I lost time by failing to … Read more “Times Championship Qualifier No. 3”

Quick reminder that tomorrow’s paper (1 May) will have two puzzles – one being the second qualifier for this year’s Times Crossword Championship. These qualifiers are usually easy puzzles, so don’t get too excited if … Read more “Championship qualifier 2”

This is just a louder endorsement than the one already given by dorset_jimbo for Anax’s first COD bonus puzzle. If you trek over to his Times COD site, you’ll find it. Haven’t finished it yet … Read more “COD bonus puzzle”

This one’s different … This contest is for the six preliminary round puzzles from the Times Championship. Please give your tmes in the order the puzzles appeared in the paper – different from the championship … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 19 – your times please”

End of the road I’m running out of time for doing results of these contests as well as the other blogging things I do. So unless the number of entrants shoots up, I’m going to … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 18 – your times please”

This is a weekly unofficial contest based on your times for the Times cryptic crossword from Saturday to Friday. I’ll (again!) endeavour to get the results out more promptly than last time. Championship puzzles and … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 17 – your times please”

This is a weekly unofficial contest based on your times for the Times cryptic crossword from Saturday to Friday. I’ll endeavour to get the results out more promptly than last time. Championship puzzles and this … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 16 – your times please”