This was harder than most Saturdays. Thankfully, not to compare with the Thursday before!
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Times Cryptic 29484 – Sat, 7 Mar 2026.
This was fun, pitched at our expected Saturday level.
Times Cryptic 29478 – Sat, 28 Feb 2026. Soothing Saturday.
Perhaps it was just a wavelength thing, but I found this easy for a Saturday. Still, it had delightful clues.
Times Cryptic 29472 – Sat, 21 Feb 2026. An t-Eilean
I recently watched the BBC series An t-Eilean.
Times Cryptic 29466 – Sat, 14 Feb 2026. Oenologically obscure
I struggled with the grape-treading clue. Otherwise, a very enjoyable Saturday.
Times Cryptic 29460 – Sat, 7 Feb 2026. Stiffer Saturday?
I found this harder than recent weeks. Possibly that was because I tackled it in the brief breaks in an otherwise busy day.
Times Cryptic 29454 – Sat, 31 Jan 2026. Take a second look!
This was a strange mix of hard and easy.
Times Cryptic 29448 – 24 Jan 2026. Soothing Saturday
Once again the Saturday puzzle was soothingly straightforward by comparison with the day before.
Times Cryptic 29442 – Sat, 17 Jan 2026. Thank God it’s not Friday!
Another soothing Saturday, nicely to my taste.
Times Cryptic 29436 – Sat, 10 Jan 2026. Cryptically speaking
There were more than the usual number of cryptic definitions in this one. I loved the reference to Louis XIV.