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Sunday Times 5214 by Dean Mayer – for all us sinners
7:57. A typically excellent offering from Dean…
Mephisto 3427 – Robert Teuton
Greetings, barred-grid fans
Quick Cryptic 3297 by Jalna
A Saturday morning Jalna. Difficulty rating: let the people decide.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1786 – OUP why?
A trickyish puzzle for me to blog this time around. There do appear to be some oblique meanings of words used
Times Cryptic 29532 – Sat, 2 May 2026.
Not so tricky. It took a while to see one answer, and another had a term I didn’t know, but it all worked!
Quick Cryptic 3296 by Asp
Top Asping
Times Cryptic No 29537 — Shall I consider myself to have cheated?
34:17, with much time spent on one clue in particular. I found this to be a rather gentle puzzle for a Friday, with many familiar devices. Nevertheless it was a bit sticky, and the SNITCH seems to reflect this.
Times 29536. Not-so-tricky Thursday
Time taken: 10:38.
Times Quick Cryptic No 3295 by Breadman
One person’s GK …