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14:49. This one started very easy (1ac went straight in) but then got trickier, culminating in a very long pause at the end over 3dn. When I eventually figured out what was going on, it … Read more “Sunday Times 4892 by Dean Mayer – déjà vu”

36:54. An absolute stinker from Bob this week. I had most of it done within about 15 minutes but I was left with two or three unsolved in the NW, NE and SW corners and … Read more “Sunday Times 4890 by Robert Price – ouch!”

20:40. I have left the blog very late this week (I’m typing this on Saturday evening) so I am short of time and don’t remember much about this puzzle. I obviously found it hard but … Read more “Sunday Times 4888 by David McLean”

15:03. A puzzle of medium difficulty, I thought, and of the usual high quality. Quite a high cryptic definition count, at four. This sort of clue isn’t universally liked, so this will not please everyone … Read more “Sunday Times 4886 by Dean Mayer – same number same hood”

19:29. I thought this was quite tricky, but a really interesting puzzle with some excellent clues and a nice range of references. No literature to speak of, but nothing too obscure other than perhaps the … Read more “Sunday Times 4884 by Robert Price – galled rocks”

26:44. The last Sunday before Christmas has been a Jumbo in recent years, so I was surprised and I confess a little disappointed to open this one and see a standard 15×15 grid. Apparently the … Read more “Sunday Times 4882 by Dean Mayer”

11:59. A very straightforward one from Harry this week. I had a few queries while solving which I’ve highlighted in the blog but I managed to work everything out after the fact. Since this is … Read more “Sunday Times 4880 by David McLean”

14:29. Nothing too difficult here, but there’s a smattering of unusual words and tricky wordplay that slowed me down a bit but also made for a fun and interesting solve. I also caused a bit … Read more “Sunday Times 4878 by Robert Price”

9:58. A pretty gentle one from Dean this week, but of the usual high quality. Nothing terribly difficult or obscure, but a couple of uncommon usages (floss, faction, cat) to keep the interest level up. … Read more “Sunday Times 4876 by Dean Mayer”

19:24. A tricky and interesting puzzle from Harry this week. Most of these clues are really very straightforward, but they throw you (OK me) off track by deploying slightly off-beat or unexpected meanings of words. … Read more “Sunday Times 4874 by David McLean”