As usual with this sort of 'fit where they will' crossword, I had to solve about half the clues before I could start filling the grid. The beauty of the filled grid, though, made it all worth while....
I enjoyed that (I had a slight sense of deja vu over the theme, but if I'm right I hope nobody will give the details until after the closing date). I did it in rather an odd order. With about half the...
A pretty easy solve, with clear advice coming from the extra letters. My preference is for a more formal style of invitation, but there I'm just old-fashioned. Not much else to say, really. Thank you,...
A nice playful offering by Mr E. Nothing too difficult in the clues, but I found spotting the way the other four fitted took far longer than it should have. Luckily I spotted the final one fairly...
How sad to see another farewell crossword. Not too difficult a solve, but the only place I could find the quotation was in a presentation about legal drafting!...
Sad to see a farewell crossword from Mr Lemon: I had not picked up the fact that he had died. A nice puzzle to remember him by though, with lots of nice clues and a final step that had me chasing...
A very straightforward numerical. I was surprised at how few candidates there were for some of the number patterns, giving very clear entry points to the puzzle. Thanks, Hedgehog, for not taking up as...
A couple of lucky guesses helped me through this, so that I only needed to cold-solve about half a dozen clues before I could start filling the grid-- but admittedly I was lucky with the clues I...
Again, not too tricky. I admit, though, to having got the word from the quotation rather than by more direct means, and I should go back and check where two of the letters came from. Thanks, Kruger....
Is anybody else having problems connecting to the Times Crossword Club? I'm getting "www.crosswordclub.co.uk uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate expired on 01/10/2011...
After the slog of last week's numerical, a nice easy ride this week. Some very straightfoward clues, a little chuckle after filling in the perimeter, nothing too taxing.
The Times site has made a mess of the interactive version of the TLS crossword this week, so before I waste too much time could somebody with a hard copy please let me know a) whether 10A, 27A, 18D...
A little bird tells me the clue for 11ac is missing from the on-line version. Just for interest, could somebody with the newspaper post the clue here, please, if it has been printed?
I spent a long time staring at a grid with the source filled in and a knowledge of the letters that had slipped before I started cracking the clues. Having basically solved it in the reverse order I...
Thank you, Poat. Quite pretty, but not tough enough to keep me away from the garden for too long this fine weekend. I have to admit I had to rely on the phrase to get me started on the bottom...
I'm delighted to see that there is, after all, a Listener this week, and glad I signed up to the on-line service as our local newsagent does not open on New Year's Day. It's a nice puzzle, but prompts...
Why can't the Times Crossword Club get its site sorted out? Again no TLS or Mephisto at 10pm on Saturday. At least when the Guardian/Observer isn't updated one can usually get in through the back door...
Could the Times web team either a) learn how to use cron files or b) replace "Mephisto Latest crossword and solution: live after 2100 Saturday" with " Mephisto Latest crossword and...
