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Times Cryptic 28944 – Saturday, 15 June 2024. Wind from the south west, driven onto the rocks!

Author   branchPosted on 22nd June 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Oops! At the time I loaded this blog, one published answer made no sense to me! I think it must have been a typo, but we’ll see!!

View27 Comments on Times Cryptic 28944 – Saturday, 15 June 2024. Wind from the south west, driven onto the rocks!

Times Cryptic 28938 – Saturday, 8 June 2024. The sound of music so tender …

Author   branchPosted on 15th June 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

The sound of music so tender … accompanied my struggle with my last clue.

View13 Comments on Times Cryptic 28938 – Saturday, 8 June 2024. The sound of music so tender …

Times Cryptic 28932 – Saturday, 1 June 2024. Easy as you like it.

Author   branchPosted on 8th June 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I fairly flew through this.

View14 Comments on Times Cryptic 28932 – Saturday, 1 June 2024. Easy as you like it.

Times Cryptic 28926 – Saturday, 25 May 2024. No clue is an island.

Author   branchPosted on 1st June 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Nice clues in this one. I took the wrong route to the right answer in 1ac

View15 Comments on Times Cryptic 28926 – Saturday, 25 May 2024. No clue is an island.

Times Cryptic 28920 – Saturday, 18 May 2024. Parse me the source, please.

Author   branchPosted on 25th May 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

There was a lot of tricky wordplay in this one. And lots of smiles, when things became clear.

View36 Comments on Times Cryptic 28920 – Saturday, 18 May 2024. Parse me the source, please.

Times Cryptic 28914 – Sat, 11 May 2024. Wolf-man Lack?

Author   branchPosted on 18th May 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

It turns out my knowledge of wolf-men is lacking.

View19 Comments on Times Cryptic 28914 – Sat, 11 May 2024. Wolf-man Lack?

Times Cryptic 28908 – Saturday, 4 May 2024. You and whose army?

Author   branchPosted on 11th May 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I did this in bits and pieces, during a disjointed day, so I don’t have a feel for how hard it was.

View18 Comments on Times Cryptic 28908 – Saturday, 4 May 2024. You and whose army?

Times Cryptic 28902 – Saturday, 27 April 2024. Cook’s tour?

Author   branchPosted on 4th May 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

We seemed to go around the world a bit in this puzzle.

View27 Comments on Times Cryptic 28902 – Saturday, 27 April 2024. Cook’s tour?

Times Cryptic 28896 – Saturday, 20 April 2024. Pharmaceutical failure.

Author   branchPosted on 27th April 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Once again the drug reference was a mystery.

View22 Comments on Times Cryptic 28896 – Saturday, 20 April 2024. Pharmaceutical failure.

Times Cryptic 28890 – Saturday, 13 April 2024. L’Arc ne triomphe pas.

Author   branchPosted on 20th April 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I did myself no favours by essaying ARC at 14 ac as my opening shot.

View14 Comments on Times Cryptic 28890 – Saturday, 13 April 2024. L’Arc ne triomphe pas.

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