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Sunday Times 5040 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 8th January 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Morning all. Apologies for the delay this week. I had this all ready to go and just forgot to press ‘publish’.

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Sunday Times Jumbo Cryptic No. 5038 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 1st January 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I don’t have a time for this gloriously tricky puzzle.

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Sunday Times 5036 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 11th December 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

17:48. A tricky puzzle that felt a little quirky to me as I was solving, but having gone through it to write the blog I can’t now see why. It all seems perfectly in order. … Read more “Sunday Times 5036 by David McLean”

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Sunday Times 5034 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 27th November 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

24:21. I found this really hard, but thoroughly enjoyable as usual from Dean.

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Sunday Times 5032 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 13th November 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

9:34. The usual very high quality fare From Robert this week.

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Sunday Times 5030 by David McLean – little to distress or vex

Author   keriothePosted on 30th October 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

12:49. I’ve left blogging very late this week (as I write this it’s 11.10 on Saturday evening) so I will be brief. I liked the puzzle a lot, there were a couple of particularly brilliant touches that I will highlight in the relevant clues.

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Sunday Times 5028 by Dean Mayer – easy as XYZ

Author   keriothePosted on 16th October 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

17:30, but with one cheat.

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Sunday Times 5026 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 2nd October 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

12.27. The usual smooth and elegant clueing from Robert.

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Sunday Times 5024 by David McLean – blue-shade clues

Author   keriothePosted on 18th September 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

17:08. I mostly didn’t find this too difficult, but I got myself in terrible trouble by putting in BLUE for 20ac. It’s such a perfect answer that I didn’t consider changing it for ages.

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Sunday Times 5022 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 4th September 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I found this very hard initially, with only a few clues going in after my first pass.

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