After escaping some previous changes unscathed, it seems to be my turn for not being able to log in with an e-mail address/pwd combo that’s worked for ages. Is anyone else out in the cold? … Read more “New look crossword club – anyone else unable to get in?”
Times 24,133 Thomas the Chough Chough
Solving time : 25 minutes The new website proved to be something of an anticlimax. With the local police, army, coastguard and anybody else I could think of on alert to get me the paper … Read more “Times 24,133 Thomas the Chough Chough”
The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24132
Time: 26 minutes.I found this easier than others over the past week. I got annoyed by 9A, not wanting to believe that expresso was a word!There are some really good ideas throughout the puzzle, but … Read more “The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 24132”
ST 4312 (Sun 18 Jan) – Rubic? Er, no
Solving time: Gave up after 20 mins with 5ac (MANTLE), 21ac (PALMARY) and 11dn (COXCOMB) all missing. I got horribly stuck on three clues at the end of this. Lack of knowledge hampered me at … Read more “ST 4312 (Sun 18 Jan) – Rubic? Er, no”
Mephisto 2525 Tim Moorey
After last week’s stroll in the park this puzzle was back to normal service and perhaps even a little harder than usual with several good clues. I particularly liked INTERNUNCIO and AVANT-PROPOS. The design of … Read more “Mephisto 2525 Tim Moorey”
Saturday Times 24125 (17th Jan)
A rather embarrassing 8:25 this morning, having solved it last week in about 15 mins. Still, at least it’s now fresh in my mind for a change! 9A was the last to go in both … Read more “Saturday Times 24125 (17th Jan)”
Times Crossword 24130
Solving time: 10.25. I thought this was a fairly average puzzle, with tricky wordplay in quite a few places that I had to go back and figure out later. I haven’t been posting many times … Read more “Times Crossword 24130”
Times 24,129
Solving time: 15:56 I seemed to be making heavy weather of this, but it was just general toughness rather than any major hold-up on an individual clue. It would have been better if I had … Read more “Times 24,129”
Club troubles / Relaunch
I had a log-in failure this morning to match those I’ve seen sporadically reported by others recently, but it now seems to be fixed. Back on December 23, they said that “Times Online would like … Read more “Club troubles / Relaunch”
Times 24128 – Jimbo might be 9A …
Solving time 13:38, Q-1 E-7 D-7 This seems a good example of a puzzle on the hard side of average, with hardly anything needed in the general knowledge line. One very fussy quibble point for … Read more “Times 24128 – Jimbo might be 9A …”