Author: branch

As I start this blog I still have three answers unexplained: 1ac, 11ac, and 12dn, although given the checkers I think all three answers are clear. I hope the penny drops soon. (Aha – 1ac … Read more “Times Saturday 26676 – March 18, 2017. Insights sadly lacking.”

Much easier than last week. As usual, some people, plants and birds I didn’t know, but all gettable from the wordplay. Not really any dolly deliveries, but a pleasant workout this week. I think my … Read more “Times Saturday 26670 – March 11, 2017.”

Well, that was a nightmare! The “obvious” answer to the early version of 18dn (missing the text of the actual clue, which appeared some hours later) was wrong, leaving me totally at sea in the … Read more “Times Saturday 26664 – March 4, 2017. Clueless in Crosswordland.”

Another good workout. The top half of the grid went in reasonably smoothly but then it was a slow struggle through the bottom half. I got several answers from the definition and helpers and then … Read more “Saturday Times 26646 – 11th Feb. Crosswords in the Menagerie”

Hello all – this is my first go as an official blogger. Big shoes to fill – thanks, Andy! With my fears aroused by Andy’s parting words (“this Saturday’s was a stinker – looks like … Read more “Saturday Times 26640 – 4th Feb. In at the deep end!”