Author: talbinho

Solving time: 3:23, one mistake (16dn) I thought I was on for a PB on this one, which was probably the reason for my carelessness with 16dn. In the end, the last three or four … Read more “ST 4243 (Sun 23 Sep) – Poison arrow”

Solving time: Gave up on 20ac after 20 mins, with 17dn also wrong. My main quibble today is with the non-dictionary phrases at 1ac and 18dn. On the other hand, a couple of the (many) … Read more “ST 4242 (Sun 16 Sep) – Sticky tape”

Solving time: 7:58 Straightforward clues with several difficult answer words; 18dn and 20dn were new to me. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 BECHAMEL; (ME BLEACH)* 6 AMAZ(O for I)N’ 9 … Read more “ST 4241 (Sun 9 Sep) – Acadian rhythms”

Solving time: 3:52 Howler of the week goes to 21dn. (If in fact this is my howler then apologies in advance to setter and readers; I probably won’t be able to reply to any comments … Read more “ST 4239 (Sun 26 Aug) – Water rabies”

Solving time: 20:44, one mistake (9ac) A disaster, mostly because 5dn (“An improvement on medical attention” (10)) took me nearly 15 minutes but also because having finally got there, and correctly guessed 24dn after some … Read more “ST 4238 (Sun 19 Aug) – Chicken pox”

Solving time: 5:18 A straightforward puzzle with one or two more difficult words and names, but for once I knew them so this time was below par. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. … Read more “ST 4237 (Sun 12 Aug) – Drog star”

Solving time: 10:15 Very ‘Sunday Timesey’ this week, with a few quibbles: 5ac, 13ac and 1dn are probably the main ones. A few difficult words – 24ac, 20dn and 13ac were all new to me. … Read more “ST 4236 (Sun 5 Aug) – Miskicks”

Solving time: 5:34 I don’t know why mistakes in Sunday Times crosswords contain to surprise me, but they do. See 17ac for this week’s gaffe. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 11 … Read more “ST 4233 (Sun 15 Jul) – A cruciverbal revolt”