Solving time: call it 80 minutes Got myself in a real mess with this with a careless entry of ATTAP at 2D, followed by consequent agony trying to find ST?KO at 11 and UP?? at … Read more “Mephisto 2411 – Tim Moorey”
Sunday Times/4198 – no typos!
No typos – something always worth mentioning in the context of The Sunday Times. Pretty straightforward – only one unrecognized word (7D). Some of clichéd Usual Suspects (Essen cropped up again, L for student, N … Read more “Sunday Times/4198 – no typos!”
Saturday Times 23444
What was I going to say about this puzzle? No idea, forgotten already – I had to re-solve it this morning to remind myself. In future I’ll make notes on the Saturday I do it … Read more “Saturday Times 23444”
Jumbo 667 – cheeky setter rides again?
Just remembered this was waiting to be posted … Solving time 15:55 A fairly easy jumbo, this one. I don’t have as much data about Jumbo times as for the daily cryptic, but the 10 … Read more “Jumbo 667 – cheeky setter rides again?”
Laugh at me, mock me, beat my score and time
Solving time : 13m23s – 3 wrong(!). Yesterday’s gloat has been fully paid for, not just by fbgp beating my time, but by a horrendous foul-up today, with eons taken to resolve 15, 18, 19, … Read more “Laugh at me, mock me, beat my score and time”
23448 – easy for a Thursday (or any day)
Solving time : 5:41 This may not be the fastest time in which I have ever completed a Times Crossword, but it is certainly the fastest I have ever timed accurately. With the single exception … Read more “23448 – easy for a Thursday (or any day)”
23,447 – Not a giveaway / Shameless advertising
Solving time 12:28 + a tad for previous knowledge This was the first puzzle in preliminary session B of the championship, and it was solved by 53 per cent of the competitors. After some daft … Read more “23,447 – Not a giveaway / Shameless advertising”
23,446 – Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Solving time : 28:50, of which about 20 mins on the six starred clues; one mistake (13dn) Had a bad start, eventually getting going with 12ac, but thought I was going to get away with … Read more “23,446 – Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune”
23,445 – the long ones got me going / Farewell to the TES Crossword
Solving time : 48mThat’s a pretty fast time for me. I got the four long answers quickly and that gave me lots of letters to play with. There also seemed to be more anagrams than … Read more “23,445 – the long ones got me going / Farewell to the TES Crossword”
Mephisto 2410 – Mike Laws, weekend round-up
Solving time 41:20 – Chambers used after about 10 minutes. After implying last week that Mephisto was easier than Azed, it was probably inevitable that this week’s puzzle would take over twice as long as … Read more “Mephisto 2410 – Mike Laws, weekend round-up”