I flew through most of this, but stalled on the last two.
Category: Weekend Cryptic
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5167 by Robert Price — another kettle of fish
Only three anagrams this time, but hey, I’m not complaining!
Times Cryptic 29250 – Sat, 7 June 2025. Shakes on a plane.
I did this while in flight mode on an intercity flight. Luckily I didn’t accidentally refresh the screen and lose everything.
Sunday Times 5166 by Dean Mayer – top one nice one
15:06, with a silly typo. Another great puzzle from Dean, of medium difficulty.
Times Cryptic 29244 – Sat, 31 May 2025. The Porsche, or the bike?
An interesting range of topics here. Should we take the sports car or the Harley down to the Italian restaurant?
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5165 by David McLean — Thumbs up!
This ride, as any with Harry at the wheel, was not without twists and turns, but as always it covered some interesting terrain
Times Cryptic 29238 – Sat, 24 May 2025. The girl from Ipanema?
I was going to link to a YouTube performance of that iconic song. Sad how scratchy the soundtracks seem now, so never mind that!
Sunday Times 5164 by Robert Price
17:45. Another excellent puzzle, and one I found quite tricky.
Times Cryptic 29232 – Sat, 17 May 2025. One end or t’other.
I found this fun. Some of the clues had elusive definitions, others had elusive wordplay. But, one way or the other, everything was gettable.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5163 by Dean Mayer — Sentimental Journey
Pretty sure I’ve never done a Dean puzzle any easier than this (there are seven anagrams!), but it is also among those I’ve enjoyed the most.