Author: daveperry

Solving time: 33:06 A fairly gentle offering this week. Nothing particularly stood out for a COD, but there was nothing I hated either, so quite a vanilla puzzle I felt. But that’s not intended as … Read more “Sunday Times 4610 (5 Oct 2014) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time: about 55 mins Another excellent puzzle from Dean. I wasn’t keen on 11, and Spoonerisms do nothing for me, but these were minor blips amongst a host of brilliant offerings. As ever with … Read more “Sunday Times 4608 (21 Sep 2014) by Dean Mayer”

Solving Time: About 35 minutes I rattled through most of this quite quickly, although the last few were a little more troublesome. 10a was definitely my COD, although 20a, 2d & 6d were all good … Read more “Sunday Times 4606 (7 Sep 2014) by Tim Moorey”

Solving Time: About 40 minutes Not too tricky with some good clues contained herein. I particularly liked 1a & 8d, but the misleading cryptic def at 13d gets my COD. cd = cryptic def., dd … Read more “Sunday Times 4604 (24 Aug 2014) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving Time: About 55 minutes Some clever cluing here, and also some UK-centricities in the form of TV references that may have some overseas solvers scratching their heads. I liked the longer anagrams at 10a, … Read more “Sunday Times 4602 (10 Aug 2014) by Dean Mayer”

Solving Time: 20:30 I nearly got this one within 20 minutes. If it hadn’t been for the unknown YAWS at 30a, I would have done. Most of these I found I could write straight in. … Read more “Sunday Times 4600 (27 Jul 2014) by Tim Moorey”

Solving Time: 21:01 I found this one something of a gentle stroll, albeit with a couple of unusual words at 1a & 11d. There seemed quite a few anagrams, most of which were quite easy … Read more “Sunday Times 4598 (13 Jul 2014) by Jeff Pearce”