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Sunday Times 5120 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 21st July 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

24:17. I found this very difficult, for reasons I can’t now remember: it seemed mostly pretty straightforward when I came to write up the blog. It had a bit of a quirky feel to it, … Read more “Sunday Times 5120 by David McLean”

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Sunday Times 5118 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 7th July 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

10:34. Not too many horses frightened in this week’s puzzle

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Sunday Times 5116 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 23rd June 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

7:09. Not a difficult puzzle from Robert this week, but a model of creativity and elegance. Lovely stuff. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (TIHS)* , deletions like this, anagram indicators are in italics. Across … Read more “Sunday Times 5116 by Robert Price”

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Sunday Times 5114 by David McLean – Jiminy Cricket!

Author   keriothePosted on 9th June 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

13:42. A bit of a tricky one from Harry this week.

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Sunday Times 5112 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 26th May 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

21:13. A tricky one from Dean this week, of the usual high quality.

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Sunday Times 5110 by Robert Price – à la recherche de la baleine blanche

Author   keriothePosted on 12th May 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

6:09. A remarkably gentle puzzle from Robert this week, but none the worse for that.

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Sunday Times 5108 by David McLean – any given Sunday

Author   keriothePosted on 28th April 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

9:06. I had no problems with this fun puzzle.

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Sunday Times 5106 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 14th April 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

11:26. I didn’t find this too hard but when I came to write up the blog I found that there are a few things I don’t quite understand.

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Sunday Times 5104 by Robert Price – what cheese do you use to hide a horse?

Author   keriothePosted on 31st March 2024 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

DNF. I failed on 19dn here, unable to find the required country that sounds like the (to me) unknown disorder.

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Sunday Times 5102 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 17th March 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

16:55. I found this quite tricky, in a good way. A very enjoyable challenge.

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