It’s why I’ve been quiet this week – trying to get this finished off. http://www.ukpuzzle.com/bonus/TimesCOD007.html Enjoy!
24077 At Sixes but not Sevens
Rather surprisingly I took 45 minutes over this one which had started so well. It seemed to be a mixture of incredibly easy clues, one or two of them even a bit feeble, and others … Read more “24077 At Sixes but not Sevens”
Times 24076 – you winsome, you losesome
Solving time : 17 minutes, so far my longest struggle for the week, but it was complicated by inventing the new fruit FIGRAIN at 20, eventually saw the light when working through the possibilities for … Read more “Times 24076 – you winsome, you losesome”
Times 24,075
I found this a very easy puzzle, solving time 13 mins, extremely fast for me. Very good surface readings. Enjoyed it. * = anagram < = reversedACROSS1 M ISLAY4 F LAGS HIP (one of two … Read more “Times 24,075”
Times 24,074 Ludwig’s Fixation
Solving time : 25 minutes Another straightforward puzzle, interesting but not particularly difficult. I worked my way down from top to bottom with no hold-ups. Whilst doing the blog I was conscious of quite a … Read more “Times 24,074 Ludwig’s Fixation”
Times 24073
Solving time: 19 minutes I found this quite a breeze, really. Glancing at 1A as I sat down to have a go over breakfast, I thought this might be quite easy. I think I was … Read more “Times 24073”
Mephisto 2515: Mike Laws
I don’t recall all of the solving process but I think it was two long sessions and one short one to fill in the details. Not too many out-there words this time around. Across 1 … Read more “Mephisto 2515: Mike Laws”
ST 4302 (Sun 9 Nov) – Red noes day
Solving time: 8:35, two mistakes (20ac, 21ac) I enjoyed several clues in this puzzle and it was going swimmingly until I got to the bottom left corner, which went rather badly, especially 20ac which got … Read more “ST 4302 (Sun 9 Nov) – Red noes day”
How to master the Times Crossword by Tim Moorey
This book is now available, and looks just as good as I’d expected from snippets on the xwd grapevine – see Amazon UK for details. I’ll be adding a review there shortly with more detail … Read more “How to master the Times Crossword by Tim Moorey”
Jumbo 783 (Nov 1st)
Solving time 25:05, which may be close to my PB for a Jumbo. I don’t get the time to solve them much these days, so normally only bother when it’s my turn to blog (about … Read more “Jumbo 783 (Nov 1st)”