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This went quickly, until I hit traffic with the last two clues, both involving church matters.

All clues solved and ready to blog. Thanks, setter. How did you all do? Note for newcomers: The Times offers prizes for Saturday Cryptic Crosswords. This blog is for last week’s puzzle, posted after the competition … Read more “Times Cryptic 29514 – Sat, 11 April 2026. Again, soothing Saturday.”

I enjoyed this one. Lots of answers were “biffable”, so that helped.

Thanks, setter. This may have given you all a relaxing Saturday.

I found this very hard for a Saturday. It took me several sessions.

This was harder than most Saturdays. Thankfully, not to compare with the Thursday before!

This was fun, pitched at our expected Saturday level.

Perhaps it was just a wavelength thing, but I found this easy for a Saturday. Still, it had delightful clues.

I recently watched the BBC series An t-Eilean.

I struggled with the grape-treading clue. Otherwise, a very enjoyable Saturday.