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13:07. I have left it very late to blog this, so I’d better just get on with it. I thought this was a lovely puzzle. Not hard, but I struggled for perhaps five minutes over … Read more “Sunday Times 4972 by David McLean”

24:28. I found this really tough, and absolutely brilliant. Going back over the clues to write the blog none of it seems desperately hard, but I was thoroughly fooled by some of the misdirection. Great … Read more “Sunday Times 4970 by Dean Mayer”

14:41. Another excellent puzzle from Robert, with a few tricky bits and pieces but nothing overly taxing. There are several clues in here that require you to remove either of a pair of the same … Read more “Sunday Times 4968 by Robert Price”

12:00. A relatively straightforward offering from Harry this week. Writing up the blog I was struck by how many fairly simple DDs and anagram clues there are. A fun puzzle though, with some neat touches … Read more “Sunday Times 4966 by David McLean”

19:51. I found this one tricky, with lots of creative clues as we’ve come to expect from this setter, and more importantly a few things for us to debate: is this a ridiculous obscurity, is … Read more “Sunday Times 4964 by Dean Mayer – filibustered”

14:16. Another immensely enjoyable puzzle from Bob, which I found quite tricky. As usual the surfaces are wonderful. Just look at 16ac, for instance. A marvel of the setter’s art. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated … Read more “Sunday Times 4962 by Robert Price – it’s coming home”

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”