Solving time: 16:04 Lots of good clues. I especially liked 8A and 3D, and 15A though it took me ages to get it. This was never going to be a fast solve, but I got … Read more “Times 23938”
23937 – hard work
Solving time 17:12 Not a good choice for a late night solve but wanted to get this out of the way. Got very stuck on the left side, with the last answers in order being … Read more “23937 – hard work”
Mephisto 2492 – Tim Moorey
As with the jumbo, real life commitments have prevented the expected report on this puzzle. If you have queries about particular clues or comments about the puzzle please make them in comments – I’m sure … Read more “Mephisto 2492 – Tim Moorey”
Times 23,935 – The Bearded Lady
I am glad to make my debut here on a soft easy day. Quite a standard Times puzzle with few hard-boiled eggs. Across1 WHINGERS *(Gershwin)5 BOWSER Cha of BOWS (gives way) ER (Cyclops’s Brenda)10 INFANTILE … Read more “Times 23,935 – The Bearded Lady”
Times 23,936 – Occasionally knotty
Solving time : a straightforward and enjoyable 20 minutes, including a quick Google where wordplay made an answer obvious, but the actual knowledge which explained it was outside my ornithological experience… Across 1 SANDPIPER – … Read more “Times 23,936 – Occasionally knotty”
ST 4279 (Sun 1 Jun) – A load of rubbish?
Solving time: lost, but about 7:30 rings a bell. No, actually – not a bad puzzle this week I thought, by Sunday Times standards. A few of the many cryptic definitions were a bit weak, … Read more “ST 4279 (Sun 1 Jun) – A load of rubbish?”
Bank Holiday Jumbo 759 – 26 May 08
Remember the last Bank Holiday Monday? Oh how we laughed as we tried to put down our tent in howling winds. Some pretty obscure stuff in here I thought, but I don’t really mind this … Read more “Bank Holiday Jumbo 759 – 26 May 08”
Times Saturday 23928 (31 May)
Solving time 8:46 – very easy for a Saturday, although the tricky wordplay for 1A took much longer for me to understand than the whole puzzle did to solve! Across 1 LA(CON)IC – took me … Read more “Times Saturday 23928 (31 May)”
New Chambers
If anyone’s considering a purchase of Chambers Dictionary for barred-grid puzzles, you might like to know that the 11th edition is due to be published on 22 August. Unlike the 2006 edition which matched the … Read more “New Chambers”
Times 23933 – Another Phew!
This took me about 45 minutes. I found the left side quite easy but became bogged down on the right with rather too many answers arrived at from one part of the clue without understanding … Read more “Times 23933 – Another Phew!”