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33:22. I started quickly on this, and had the first third or so done in about five minutes, but things changed dramatically after that. The rest of the clues proved much more resistant, particularly 9ac, … Read more “Sunday Times 4644 by Dean Mayer”

15:27. I spent over half of this time staring at 19ac. I came up with what turned out to be the answer very quickly, but I couldn’t justify it in any way so I spent … Read more “Sunday Times 4642 by Tim Moorey”

15:29. I started quickly on this but then it put up some resistance towards the end. There were one or two things I didn’t know but the wordplay was fair and clear in all cases. … Read more “Sunday Times 4640 by Jeff Pearce”

42:59. Judging by times on the club site I seem to have struggled more than others with this, and I certainly found it a real stinker. It’s a sign of how off the wavelength I … Read more “Sunday Times 4638 by Dean Mayer”

24:06 for this, ending in failure at 27ac, which contains a usage I have never encountered before. Judging by comments on the club forum I am not alone in this. There were a number of … Read more “Sunday Times 4636 by Tim Moorey”

12:33, including a brief interlude to flip over some grilling bacon, so a pretty straightforward solve. Jeff Pearce gets some stick for producing these straightforward puzzles, but I found this one very enjoyable. Across 1 … Read more “Sunday Times 4634 by Jeff Pearce”

18:33. I found most of this straightforward. In fact some of the clues are very easy indeed, a feature that elicited some complaints in last week’s puzzle. But of course there’s absolutely nothing wrong with … Read more “Sunday Times 4632 by Dean Mayer”

I’ve cobbled this together quickly at late notice, so forgive brevity and errors. As you’ll have read above, Dave Perry is no longer able to fulfil his fortnightly blogging duty, so you’ve got me today. … Read more “Sunday Times 4630 by Tim Moorey”

16:39. Relatively straightforward for a Dean Mayer puzzle but very enjoyable as always. There are a few definitions in here that strike me as odd and/or loose: I’ll be interested to hear what others think. … Read more “Sunday Times 4629 by Dean Mayer”

I don’t have a proper time for this, because I got interrupted half-way through, but I spent a total of about 15 minutes on it. This included a few minutes at the end puzzling over … Read more “Sunday Times 4627 by Tim Moorey”