This wasn’t my favorite Harry puzzle, though it has its moments—including a (flawless!) &lit.
Author: Guy du Sable
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5157 by Dean Mayer — ¡Viva Panamá!
This was a spring zephyr—really a breeze—still quite entertaining for all of the ease.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5155 by Robert Price — Sláinte!
A lively and very timely mid-March offering.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5153 by David McLean — ring a bell?
I struggled more with this than my last two bouts with Harry.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5151 by Dean Mayer — get a cue
This seemed on the easier end of the Dean spectrum. Still a smashing time!
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5149 by Robert Price — writing’s on the wall
There are many very elegantly composed clues here, as usual with this setter.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5147 by David McLean — mystery equations
This one took some work!
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5145 by Dean Mayer — You’re not losing your mind
This was harder than the last two that I’ve blogged. The clues are as usual quite succinct and very often deceptive by the most subtle kinds of misdirection.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5143 by David McLean — Have yourself a merry little Christmas 🎵 🎶
A bag of assorted holiday candy that arrived a few days early.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5141 by David McLean — Far-out!
I can’t remember having ever worked a puzzle by Harry so quickly. Maybe I just hit the clues in the order right for me, because, on review, I note that there were plenty of tricky moves here.