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Author: Guy du Sable

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5111 by David McLean — Baffle of the Bands

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 19th May 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This was a rocking good time, posing no problems but prompting some thought, with the added spice of an apparent theme.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5109 by Dean Mayer — anything the matter?

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 5th May 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Quite enjoyable, with no serious problems, and I particularly liked the smooth meld of anagrist with creative anagrinds.

View39 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5109 by Dean Mayer — anything the matter?

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5107 — PlayTime

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 21st April 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This was a romp! By which I do not mean it was terribly easy—where’s the fun in that?

View31 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5107 — PlayTime

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5105 by David McLean — slow Sunday

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 7th April 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

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?

View25 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5105 by David McLean — slow Sunday

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5103 by Dean Mayer — Not a word wasted

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 24th March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Clues succinct and densely packed, somewhat like koans, hard to crack.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5101 by Robert Price — FOUND DOG

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 10th March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This was great fun, albeit fairly easy. We are given a nice variety of clue types. 

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5099 by David McLean — Any Questions?

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 25th February 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Some of these clues kept me guessing for a while, and delightfully so.

View23 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5099 by David McLean — Any Questions?

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5097 by Dean Mayer — climbing K2

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 11th February 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This surely isn’t “objectively” as hard a puzzle as it seemed to me last Saturday night. It would be extremely hyperbolic to call it a “Savage Mountain,” but it was a worthy challenge that I survived unscathed.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5095 by Robert Price — sustenance

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 28th January 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Took a few moments to find the wavelength, but I soon had a steady signal, as usual when Bob’s at the transmitter.

View30 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5095 by Robert Price — sustenance

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5093 by David McLean — crime and punishment

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 14th January 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Hmm… I detect a theme here.

View63 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5093 by David McLean — crime and punishment

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