Author: keriothe

22:53. A deviously tricky one from Dean this week, which caused me all sorts of problems particularly in the NE corner, where I got thoroughly stuck for a while. Lots of tricky stuff but I … Read more “Sunday Times 5100 by Dean Mayer”

15:04. I found this quite tricky and very enjoyable.

Nothing too tricky this week from Harry, but lots of fun.

6:52. This was at the easier end of Dean’s offerings but none the less enjoyable for that.

11:05. This wasn’t particularly difficult but I thought it was a delightful puzzle, with lots of concise and elegant clues: the perfect way to end the crosswording year. The anagram at 16ac is a cracker, … Read more “Sunday Times 5092 by Robert Price”

12:54. I thought this was excellent even by Dean’s exalted standards.

13:36. The usual fun from Dean, with a couple of particularly nice clues. My favourites were ‘Ham producer’, the CD at 18dn, and the initially utterly bamboozling and then quite brilliant 28ac. How did you … Read more “Sunday Times 5088 by Dean Mayer – anax woz here”

20:20. I found this very tricky, with a few answers that were completely beyond my ken and needed to be carefully constructed from wordplay. Excellent stuff though as always.

15:22. I found this puzzle enjoyably tricky. There are a couple of rather modern references in here (1dn, 5dn) which I know isn’t to everyone’s taste but I really like it when these puzzles reflect … Read more “Sunday Times 5084 by David McLean – not so bad”

13:43. Another really excellent puzzle from Dean. Top notch stuff.