Author: william_j_s

A roughly average time for me, but it felt harder while solving.

Solid, and quite difficult.

Too good and complicated for me.

Lovely surface readings and enough tricky wordplay to keep the cogs whirring.

A struggle from start to finish.

One of the easiest Friday crosswords I can remember.

I could find no foothold in this excellent puzzle; it was like solving 30 individual clues rather than a coherent whole.

Very clever clues and well-hidden definitions made this a stand-out puzzle for me.

Well, this one made me feel rather stupid.

Another excellent Friday offering with plenty of starters, several to chew on, a few bits to learn/dredge up from the recesses, and no real duds.