Author: branch

In a hectic week, I was glad this was fairly straightforward.

Summer on this side of the world, and nothing here to stress anyone watching the Sydney New Year’s cricket test!

After the toughie a week before, we ended 2024 with a “regular” Saturday.

This seemed like the hardest Saturday puzzle for a very long time! Throw in several answers that I’d never heard of or barely remembered, and some trick definitions.

… and all of that in just one clue!

I may generally have been on the setter’s wavelength with this one. My LOI and favourite clue, once the penny dropped, was 1ac. How about you? Note for newcomers: The Times offers prizes for Saturday … Read more “Times Cryptic 29094 – Sat, 7 Dec 2024. 1770 and all that.”

It’s fair to say that I ground through this. That’s not to say it was hard, but there were no leaps of inspiration for me.

Like Sesame Street – this crossword is brought to you by the letter W.

There were two or three unknowns here but none that made the answer impossible.

Generally close to standard Saturday level.