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Author: Guy du Sable

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5159 by David McLean — hard cheese

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 20th April 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This wasn’t my favorite Harry puzzle, though it has its moments—including a (flawless!) &lit.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5157 by Dean Mayer — ¡Viva Panamá!

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 6th April 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This was a spring zephyr—really a breeze—still quite entertaining for all of the ease.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5155 by Robert Price — Sláinte!

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 23rd March 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

A lively and very timely mid-March offering.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5153 by David McLean — ring a bell?

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 9th March 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I struggled more with this than my last two bouts with Harry.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5151 by Dean Mayer — get a cue

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 23rd February 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This seemed on the easier end of the Dean spectrum. Still a smashing time!

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5149 by Robert Price — writing’s on the wall

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 9th February 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

There are many very elegantly composed clues here, as usual with this setter.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5147 by David McLean — mystery equations

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 26th January 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This one took some work!

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5145 by Dean Mayer — You’re not losing your mind

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 12th January 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

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.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5143 by David McLean — Have yourself a merry little Christmas 🎵 🎶

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 29th December 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

A bag of assorted holiday candy that arrived a few days early.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5141 by David McLean — Far-out!

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 15th December 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

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.

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