En garde ! There are plenty of sneaky definitions here, some sharp moves to keep you on your toes…
Category: Weekend Cryptic
Times Cryptic 29538 – Sat, 9 May 2026. Nine part harmony.
There were a striking number of two word answers here. I counted nine.
Sunday Times 5214 by Dean Mayer – for all us sinners
7:57. A typically excellent offering from Dean…
Times Cryptic 29532 – Sat, 2 May 2026.
Not so tricky. It took a while to see one answer, and another had a term I didn’t know, but it all worked!
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5213 by Robert Price — fateful decisions, insights grasped
Another top-notch performance from Robert… no surprise there!
Times Cryptic 29526 – Sat, 25 April 2026. Go east, young solver.
Not to say this was hard, but the ones that challenged me were all in the west. 1dn and 24dn, particularly.
Sunday Times 5212 by David McLean
9:59. A really nice puzzle from Harry this week.
Times Cryptic 29520 – Sat, 18 April 2026. Ecclesiastically challenged.
This went quickly, until I hit traffic with the last two clues, both involving church matters.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5211 by Dean Mayer — I saw the light!
I didn’t know the idiom or the fish or another interesting word (it’s always great to discover a novel nugget of crystallized meaning)…
Times Cryptic 29514 – Sat, 11 April 2026. Again, soothing Saturday.
All clues solved and ready to blog. Thanks, setter. How did you all do? Note for newcomers: The Times offers prizes for Saturday Cryptic Crosswords. This blog is for last week’s puzzle, posted after the competition … Read more “Times Cryptic 29514 – Sat, 11 April 2026. Again, soothing Saturday.”