Category: Weekend Cryptic

13:56. I enjoyed this puzzle a lot, just the right level of difficulty for a Sunday on which I also had to go for a run, cook lunch, walk the dogs and do some work.

Many clues this week were puzzling: what does this word mean? is that actually a word?

There are many very elegantly composed clues here, as usual with this setter.

Easy enough, apart from the Greek based medical term at 22ac.

18:15. I’ve left it very late to blog this and I am a bit tired and emotional after a friend’s daughter’s christening today, so I will keep this brief. Quite a tricky puzzle I think, … Read more “Sunday Times 5148 by Dean Mayer”

This went quickly except for my LOI, 12ac, which rather stumped me.

This one took some work!

Right, said Fred … no, not the Bernard Cribbins song.

20:56. A tricky one from Robert this week.

In a hectic week, I was glad this was fairly straightforward.