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13:38. I really liked this puzzle, but I have left blogging until very late (as I write it’s just after midnight on Saturday) so I’m a bit rushed and my memory of solving it is … Read more “Sunday Times 4960 by David McLean – do you speak-a my language?”

12:52. A fairly gentle one from Dean this week, and nothing to frighten the horses. There are a few very well-disguised definitions in here (11ac, 2dn, 6dn) that might cause problems but there’s nothing particularly … Read more “Sunday Times 4958 by Dean Mayer”

19:43. Another very fine puzzle from Bob, who is having a great run. This one was also quite tough, so gave me plenty of enjoyment last Sunday. As usual with this setter there are lots … Read more “Sunday Times 4956 by Robert Price”

6:33. A very gentle puzzle from Harry this week, but none the worse for that. The goddess at 9ac might cause some problems, but she was vaguely familiar to me for some reason. 7dn must … Read more “Sunday Times 4954 by David McLean – something like a phenomenon”

17:23. Dean is on top form this week, producing a really superb puzzle. There are lots of good clues in this but I particularly liked 14ac. 10dn also deserves a mention just because it’s such … Read more “Sunday Times 4952 by Dean Mayer”

12:48. I didn’t find this particularly hard but I did find it particularly delightful. A really super puzzle full of wit and lovely penny-drop moments. Thank you very much Bob for a quarter-hour of great … Read more “Sunday Times 4950 by Robert Price”

8:15. A very unusual grid this week: one that I don’t remember seeing before. The long series of unchecked lights black squares around the edges give it an odd look, and there are no short … Read more “Sunday Times 4948 by David McLean”

14:19. Good fun, as usual. Lots to enjoy, and I particularly liked ‘near waterworks’. There were a few unknowns in here for me but the wordplay was sufficiently helpful. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like … Read more “Sunday Times 4946 by Dean Mayer”

17:34. An absolute corker of a puzzle from Bob this week, with a bonus theme. As well as the explicit references to the comedians at 14ac and 23dn, there are three references to their work … Read more “Sunday Times 4944 by Robert Price”

7:21. A pretty straightforward puzzle this week from Harry, but a quirky one, with some unusual vocabulary (1ac, 18ac, 4dn) and some quite oblique definitions. I remain puzzled by one clue – 6dn – where … Read more “Sunday Times 4942 by David McLean”