This was fun. The setter’s tongue was firmly in their cheek on a few clues!
Author: branch
Times Cryptic 28758 – Sat, 11 Nov 2023. Hot ’Pies.
In Australia, the ’Pies are the Australian Football 2023 Premiers. Their supporters will be delighted to see them featured in 1ac!
Times Cryptic 28752 – Sat, 4 Nov 2023. To know or … no, not.
This felt harder than recent Saturdays.
Times Cryptic 28746 – Sat, 28 Oct 2023. Old Time Rock and Roll.
It wasn’t all R’n’R; with my LOI (26ac) I wasted time vainly trying to construct a classical Italian musical instruction.
Times Cryptic 28740 – Sat, 21 Oct 2023. Eyes off the ball.
Solved offline, in free moments. Time and difficulty not registered. You’ll have to tell me!
Times Cryptic 28734 – Sat, 14 Oct 2023. Easy timer.
Some answers were obvious (once I had the helpers), but the wordplay was obscure. All clear now!
Times Cryptic 28728 – Sat, 7 Oct 2023. Eat, drink and BIFF many
It was possible for several answers to be biffed, only to find I raised a smile when I understood their wordplay.
Times Cryptic 28722 – Sat, 30 Sept 2023. A? I? A? I? Ohhh!!
Some very clever clues.
Times Cryptic 28716 – Sat, 23 Sept 2023. Living in an anagram universe
Getting the two long anagrams quickly at 9 and 23 across made this puzzle much more amenable! The rest went fairly smoothly.
Times Cryptic 28710 – Sat, 16 Sept 2023. Hid his light?
Suitably eclectic this week. Those in tune may have flown through it.