Fairly straightforward puzzle that I probably would have solved a minute quicker had I not been thinking about how I’d blog some of the clues as I went along. No difficult words, or complicated wordplay … Read more “23,706 – shortest blog ever?”
Jumbo 716 – A treat for all Potter fans
Solving time: 1:10:06 No, not that Potter, Beatrix Potter. I cannot see that there is any particular anniversary to commemorate, but nevertheless it was the chance to incorporate some interesting answers from amongst her many … Read more “Jumbo 716 – A treat for all Potter fans”
23,705 – school lesson
Solving time: 14:52 Fast start, including the big central down. Then struggled a bit, especially in the South East corner. Although it took me a long time to see, I was amused by the audacity … Read more “23,705 – school lesson”
23,704 – pairs?
Solving time 6:52 Fairly easy for me after some slow puzzles in the last few days. One of those puzzles where the grid contains words that make me wonder whether there’s some overall theme that … Read more “23,704 – pairs?”
Mephisto 2453 – Tim Moorey
Sorry for the delay in posting this – no other excuse other than a “senior moment”. This was actually a very easy puzzle by Mephisto standards, although the wordplay for a couple of the clues … Read more “Mephisto 2453 – Tim Moorey”
Times 23703/if it’s Tuesday, it must be hard
Solving time: 1h10 I seem to have got myself into a series of hard Tuesdays. Had to resort to online help for a couple here – partly because I made a couple of bad initial … Read more “Times 23703/if it’s Tuesday, it must be hard”
23702 – red is blue
Solving time 41:50 Quite enjoyable, some fun clues and interesting wordplay. A few new words for me: I had to look up beech mast and twenty-fourmo, but they were quite gettable from the wordplay. And … Read more “23702 – red is blue”
Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 8 – results
A surprisingly low entry for this week, considering that everyone who was all-correct had their quickest time for six puzzles since we started. Maybe MONTAGU’S HARRIER on Tuesday had more victims than we know about … Read more “Unofficial Times cryptic RTC No. 8 – results”
Sunday Times 4240 – STill the same
Solving time: about 9 mins This is another puzzle I had to re-solve after losing last week’s copy – hence the approximate time. There are old-fashioned aspects of the ST puzzle that take a bit … Read more “Sunday Times 4240 – STill the same”
Times Saturday 23695 (Sep 1)
Solving time 13:48 No real problems with this fairly straightforward puzzle, just slow thinking on my part giving me a below-par (or should that be above-par?) time. Even so, that’s still much better than average … Read more “Times Saturday 23695 (Sep 1)”