Category: Monthly Club Special

Solving Time – You know, I think I might give up quoting solving times for the Club Monthly. They are not as relevant as they are for the daily cryptic, and lately I have developed … Read more “Club Monthly 20167 – August 2014”

Solving Time: Well, this took me quite a long time.. dunno really, but might have been as much as two hours by the time it was all parsed and put to bed. However I followed … Read more “Club Monthly 20166 July 2014 – misplaced Capitals edition”

Solving Time: a bit over an hour, a more or less average time for me, though I tend to do a fair bit of parsing and savouring on the way. Because it’s about a month … Read more “Club Monthly 20165 June 2014 – a biology lesson”

Solving Time: Well, not entirely sure, if I’m honest, as I failed to write down a time and as usual have left doing the blog until now.. However this did not feel particularly difficult, of … Read more “Club Monthly 20164 May 2014 – lexicographic delight”

Solving Time: I didn’t find this hard, c44 minutes in all in two sessions. It is up to the usual high standard with no real quibbles cd = cryptic definition, dd = double definition, rev … Read more “Club Monthly 20162 March 2014 – ferrets & ducks”

Solving Time: Well I am in a little difficulty here, since I printed it out as usual on 1st Feb, solved it, put it to one side pending writing the blog, and I haven’t seen … Read more “Club Monthly 20161 February 2014 – All’s Well that Ends Well”

Solving Time: 44 minutes and I was very pleased with that; it is quick for me, and by some quirk of chance I actually knew most of the answers, such as 2dn which has been … Read more “Club Monthly 20148 January 2014 – spot the error”

Solving Time: Don’t ask.. this took me a long time. I rattled off about half in reasonable fashion and then gradually ground to a halt. Resuming a day or two later, I got a few … Read more “Club Monthly 20158 November 2013 – ribbon-like strip of pasta edition..”

Solving Time: Not too bad, about 1hr 15mins but with one wrong which I can’t currently spot. Hopefully writing the blog may uncover it. (it did. See 23dn).. This crossword is noteworthy for the unusual … Read more “Club Monthly 20157 October 2013 – Only Connect…”

Solving Time: I rattled through this in just over 40 minutes, very quick for me so I guess this one must be on the easy side. Jason and Magoo I notice managed to complete it … Read more “Club Monthly 20155 August 2013 – endangered species edition”