7:55. Not a very difficult puzzle from Dean this week but an absolute delight.
Category: Weekend Cryptic
Times Cryptic 29460 – Sat, 7 Feb 2026. Stiffer Saturday?
I found this harder than recent weeks. Possibly that was because I tackled it in the brief breaks in an otherwise busy day.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5201 by Robert Price — keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel
Some twisty turns here.
Times Cryptic 29454 – Sat, 31 Jan 2026. Take a second look!
This was a strange mix of hard and easy.
Sunday Times 5200 by David McLean – back 2 back hits
14:01. A very nice puzzle from Harry this week.
Times Cryptic 29448 – 24 Jan 2026. Soothing Saturday
Once again the Saturday puzzle was soothingly straightforward by comparison with the day before.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5199 by Dean Mayer — that’s the Way!
Certainly one of the easiest Dean puzzles I’ve worked, but no less entertaining for that, and flawlessly executed.
Times Cryptic 29442 – Sat, 17 Jan 2026. Thank God it’s not Friday!
Another soothing Saturday, nicely to my taste.
Sunday Times 5198 by Robert Price
11:06. A delightful puzzle from Robert this week.
Times Cryptic 29436 – Sat, 10 Jan 2026. Cryptically speaking
There were more than the usual number of cryptic definitions in this one. I loved the reference to Louis XIV.