Category: Monthly Club Special

About average difficulty, this one. It took me an hour in two sessions, plus a bit longer to sort out 14dn owing to the dictionary error mentioned below, and to contemplate 22dn in a vain … Read more “Oct. 1st, 2010”

Solving time: far, far too long This crossword was a game of two halves.. after 30 minutes, I had 15 answers and things were looking good for completion within the hour, but solving the remainder … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20119 (August 2010)”

I had big problems finding footholds in this one. There was not just the usual obscure lexicon but also some genuinely fiendish disguise and concealment. I won’t even try to guess how long it took … Read more “Club Monthly 20118 – July 2010”

Having volunteered to cover this one I was hoping for something reasonably straightforward and so it turned out. Completed in three shortish sessions, less than an hour overall. I find that these types of puzzles often … Read more “Club Monthly 20117 (June)”

Solving time: c70mins, but should have been under an hour really. Back to normal speed after the difficulties (for me, at least) of April’s grid. Another enjoyable, strictly Ximenean solve, ie with no looseness or … Read more “Club Monthly, 20116 (May 2010)”

Well, I found this crossword an absolute pig to complete. Heaven alone knows how long it took me to finish, but it must have been over three hours all told, in bits over the course … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20115, April 2010”

Solving time: 1hr 40m – so quite hard, especially the last few clues.. Another high class offering that I can’t find anything to quibble about, though I do have two clues I am not clever … Read more “Club Monthly 20114 – March 2010”

Solving time: About 1hr 10mins, making it noticeably harder for me than average The crossword is still live on the Crossword Club website, but it clearly states that entries must be in before midnight last … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20113 – February 2010”

Solving time: 45 minutes, and I was pleased to get through it in one session, rather unusual for me. I prefer to put it aside and come back to it later, if I get at … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20112 – January 2010”

Solving time: 50 minutes, of which 10 wasted on 4dn Happy New Year to all readers and fellow bloggers. I am sure that we all have better things to do today, but here is one … Read more “Club Monthly No. 20111 – December 2009”