Author: keriothe

DNF. I whizzed through most of this, then got completely stuck on two clues: 12ac and 2dn. I eventually figured out 12ac but couldn’t get anywhere near 2dn. It was only thanks to a hint … Read more “Sunday Times 4816 by David McLean – breaking news”

9:49. Straightforward stuff from Jeff this week. I found a few of the definitions a bit loose as I solved, but they all turn out to be supported by dictionaries and/or things I hadn’t come … Read more “Sunday Times 4814 by Jeff Pearce”

13:18. I’ve had something of a hectic week this week so I can’t remember much about this puzzle I’m afraid. One thing that did induce a raised eyebrow was the politically controversial usage at 14dn. … Read more “Sunday Times 4812 by Dean Mayer”

14:10. Nothing too difficult this week, and fair number of very easy clues (13ac, for instance, or 24dn). However there are also a few slightly trickier ones that slowed me down at least, including an … Read more “Sunday Times 4810 by David McLean – intensive purposes”

15:21. A bit of an odd puzzle, this. Most of it is extremely easy: for me there were several clues that were immediate write-ins based on either obvious definitions or very standard wordplay. However I … Read more “Sunday Times 4808 by Jeff Pearce”

23:36. A classic Dean Mayer puzzle this, with lots of clever and witty clues and some nice original touches. Also quite tough, for me at least, which is by no means unusual for this setter. … Read more “Sunday Times 4806 by Dean Mayer”

13m. Nothing too taxing from Harry this week, but the usual high standard and some nice witty clues. I don’t have much more to add, and am a bit short of time this week, so … Read more “Sunday Times 4804 by David McLean”

9:21. This was what I have come to think of as the typical Jeff Pearce puzzle: quite straightforward, but all very neatly clued and fun to solve. I would recommend Jeff’s puzzles for beginners, but … Read more “Sunday Times 4802 by Jeff Pearce”

13:21. A pretty straightforward puzzle by Dean’s standards this week. The word at 20ac was only very vaguely familiar, and I don’t remember coming across the River Nene before, but everything else was within my … Read more “Sunday Times 4800 by Dean Mayer”

17:18. I felt I made very heavy weather of this. I solved about half of it very quickly indeed, but then slowed to a crawl. Broadly speaking I found the north-east a lot easier than … Read more “Sunday Times 4798 by David McLean”