Category: Monthly Club Special

Solving Time: For some reason I found this more straightforward than usual, about 40 mins, in one session. I have no idea whether I was in good form or others have found the same thing, … Read more “Club Monthly 20203 August 2017. Out with the old..”

Solving Time: Perhaps an hour and a half, in two leisurely sessions. I didn’t find this particularly hard, but I was struck by the high quality cluing and some lovely surface readings. Some solvers say … Read more “Club Monthly 20202 July 2017 – Best one yet?”

I found this crossword a meaty challenge, considerably more difficult than some recent months, and got quite bogged down with the bottom half. Putting it aside for a day helped me get going again. I … Read more “Club Monthly 20201 – June 2017. A crossword for Kolboynicks?”

Solving Time: Well the good news is that this is well up to the usual high standard, and it took me about the usual length of time, around the 50 minute mark in two sessions. … Read more “Club Monthly 20200 May 2017 – failed again..”

I found this difficult, more so than the past several months. It appears from the Forum that I was not the only one, though the two Usual Suspects both managed it in under 30 minutes, … Read more “Club Monthly 20198 March 2017 – Harder than your average crossword..”

Solving Time: 40 minutes, quick for me once again this month though my efforts to parse 16dn seem unconvincing so far.. otherwise the usual very high quality stuff we have come to expect from the … Read more “Club Monthly 20197 February 2017”

Solving Time: Under 40mins, which may actually be a pb, though I no don’t care much about such things .. at my age, simple completion is miracle enough :-), and speed is overrated anyway. Enjoyment, … Read more “Club Monthly 20196 January 2017”

Solving Time: Well I don’t remember it being difficult .. at the time of writing there are 47 correct entries, which seems a trifle on the low side.. but 14 with one error, including a … Read more “Club Monthly 20195 December 2016”

Solving Time: This took me a little over an hour in two sessions, so a bit longer than usual, for no obvious reason that I can see. For the second consecutive month the mighty Magoo … Read more “October 2016 Club Monthly Special – 20193”

Solving Time: No time, because I solved this while on holiday in the Preseli Hills in darkest Wales, and the original piece of paper with my notes on it is now lost. However, it did … Read more “Club Monthly 20190 – July 2016”