Category: Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: About 62 minutes in total, but about half of that spent on one clue! I though I was heading for what felt like a good time of about half an hour, but I … Read more “Sunday Times 4456 (23 Oct 2011)”

Solving time 32:23, on the train on the way to the Championships last Saturday morning, although I was hampered by eight loud cackly women in the next seats, on their first ever trip to London … Read more “Saturday Times 24987 (Oct 22nd – Championship Day!)”

Solving time: 29:13, albeit with one mistake – Just under the half-hour. An ideal time for a gentle Sunday solve. I quite enjoyed this one. It was pitched at just the right level of difficulty … Read more “Sunday Times 4455 (16 Oct 2011) – Just my cup of tea”

Just a quick run-through for this one as I need to get to bed, and I forgot to do it earlier. Off to London early tomorrow for the Championships, where I hope to see a … Read more “Saturday Times 24981 (15th Oct)”

Solving time: 9:32 – My first ever foray into sub-10 minute territory, certainly at least since the introduction of the online timer, but probably ever. As my time suggests, I found this a breeze, with … Read more “Sunday Times 4454 (9 Oct 2011)”

Solving time – at least half an hour over two sessions. Help needed still for a couple of answers, as I can’t explain 21ac and 14dn. The rest of it was tricky too, but generally … Read more “SaturdayTimes 24975 (8th Oct)”

Solving time: 1hr 13min I really struggled to get on Tim Moorey’s wavelength with this one. I didn’t find it very satisfying, and I seemed to have quibbles about a number of the answers. I … Read more “Sunday Times 4453 (2 Oct 2011)”

Solving time 3:44 (not really – I was interrupted after the first few minutes with maybe half a dozen clues solved and forgot to restart the stopwatch). Around 15 minutes or so as a rough … Read more “Saturday Times 24969 (1st Oct)”

Solving time: 41:30 I only got round to attempting this yesterday, so I was still a bit under the weather which may have affected my time a little. It felt slightly on the hard side … Read more “Sunday Times 4452 (25 Sep 2011)”

Solving time 26:42, great puzzle with some brilliant anagrams. More later, time normally reserved for blogging taken up by excruciating rugby match, but at least we got there in the end! Sorry for the late … Read more “Times Saturday 24963 (24th Sept)”