Sheer genius, with a wide variety of succinct, initially baffling clues.
Author: Guy du Sable
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5117 by David McLean — electrifying performance!
Bravo, maestro!
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5115 by Dean Mayer — wink-wink
This seemed quite fresh, with a couple bits of unusual vocabulary—one of which I was pleased to know already…
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5113 by Robert Price — unexpected consequences
Another elegant, delightfully devious creation by our fellow Times for The Times regular.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5111 by David McLean — Baffle of the Bands
This was a rocking good time, posing no problems but prompting some thought, with the added spice of an apparent theme.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5109 by Dean Mayer — anything the matter?
Quite enjoyable, with no serious problems, and I particularly liked the smooth meld of anagrist with creative anagrinds.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5107 — PlayTime
This was a romp! By which I do not mean it was terribly easy—where’s the fun in that?
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5105 by David McLean — slow Sunday
Hmm. There’s nothing complicated about these clues, which I am looking back on nearly a week after my… leisurely solving experience, as I ask myself, What took so long?
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5103 by Dean Mayer — Not a word wasted
Clues succinct and densely packed, somewhat like koans, hard to crack.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5101 by Robert Price — FOUND DOG
This was great fun, albeit fairly easy. We are given a nice variety of clue types.