9:34. The usual very high quality fare From Robert this week.
Author: keriothe
Sunday Times 5030 by David McLean – little to distress or vex
12:49. I’ve left blogging very late this week (as I write this it’s 11.10 on Saturday evening) so I will be brief. I liked the puzzle a lot, there were a couple of particularly brilliant touches that I will highlight in the relevant clues.
Sunday Times 5028 by Dean Mayer – easy as XYZ
17:30, but with one cheat.
Sunday Times 5026 by Robert Price
12.27. The usual smooth and elegant clueing from Robert.
Sunday Times 5024 by David McLean – blue-shade clues
17:08. I mostly didn’t find this too difficult, but I got myself in terrible trouble by putting in BLUE for 20ac. It’s such a perfect answer that I didn’t consider changing it for ages.
Sunday Times 5022 by Dean Mayer
I found this very hard initially, with only a few clues going in after my first pass.
Sunday Times 5020 by Robert Price – country and western
8:59. I’m on holiday at the moment and our wifi is extremely dodgy so I’m going to keep this short. Not a difficult puzzle but a model of elegance, as we’ve come to expect from this setter. Lovely stuff.
Sunday Times 5018 by David McLean – hostile environment
22:14. I found this decidedly tricky, and as I solved I thought some of it was a bit loose.
Sunday Times 5016 by Dean Mayer
21:33. I found this very tough for reasons I now can’t put my finger on. It all seems so straightforward now, which is often the mark of a very good puzzle.
Sunday Times 5014 by Robert Price – double dog dare
Another first-class effort from Mr Price. Not especially difficult but some lovely devious touches that meant you had to be on your guard.