LiveJournal is bloody useless! That’s twice in recent weeks it’s swallowed an hour’s work without trace. I was typing in the explanation of the second-last clue when the screen froze. When I got it back, it asked me if I wanted to restore from draft. I clicked Yes and got a blank page with just the title. Sorry, but I don’t have the time or the will to redo it.
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Perhaps we should consider whether we want to keep blogging the TLS puzzle. I’ve already prepared my entry for No. 854 (I do it at the same time as I check my answers before submitting, even though I don’t believe online entries are considered for a prize, because otherwise I’d have to work through the whole damn thing again). However, I’m still debating whether to renew my Times Crossword Club subscription (which is due to expire at the end of the month), and although I could copy the crossword in Ealing Library, I’m not sure whether I’ll feel inclined.
This one went pretty well in that I solved all but six clues in around 8 minutes. Eventually I homed in on HIERATICA, TETRADS (presumably because The Simpsons have four fingers – or rather three and a thumb?), CALAIS and HIS. But I rather carelessly put in ROSALINDE, where perhaps if I’d thought a little harder I might have decided ROSALYNDE was the better bet; and I’m kicking myself for missing HILDA, which seemed horribly familiar once I’d looked it up, but didn’t come to me at the time.