Solving time – 11:38  This should have been about 3 minutes quicker but I dithered over 26 and 23. Good puzzle though, with some very good clues. I’ll go for 1a as my COD.  Across … Read more “23951”

23,950 Solving time: 26 mins with 2 undone I came to the end of my commute without solving 6D or 10A, and I don’t think I would have got them any time soon after that. … Read more “23950”

Solving time 7:38 Well, easier than the last couple of days for this solver at least. I got off to a reasonable start, not getting 1A immediately, but deciding to look at the downs for … Read more “23,949 – the easy one you hoped for …”

Solving time : a slightly longer than usual 30 minutes. One answer I was unfamiliar with and checked, but the construction meant that with the checking letters in place it literally couldn’t be anything other … Read more “Times 23,948 – Play Your Cards Right”

Solving time: 6:10 (solved online) Some decent clues in this puzzle, and nothing too difficult; TIMAEUS at 4dn was the only clue that really held me up, and 23dn (TROLL) might have caught some out … Read more “ST 4281 (Sun 15 Jun) – Troll booth”

Solving time:36 mins POONA was last one in and I wasn’t terribly confident of it. A few bits and pieces I am not sure about. Interesting to see that a few phrases were needed to … Read more “23,947”