Category: Weekend Cryptic

Some very fast times recorded on the leaderboard for this one, indicating it was at the easier end of the spectrum. I found it a bit of a mixed bag, with some straightforward stuff and … Read more “Sunday Times 4651 by Tim Moorey – Ed’s Swansong In Crosswordland?”

Solving time was about 17 mins if I remember correctly. Should have been quicker but I got completely stuck on 1D at the end when it should really have been a write-in without any checkers. … Read more “Saturday Times 26154 (18th July)”

21.05. I found this relatively tough, but not excessively so, which is exactly what I want on a Sunday morning. Judging by comments on the club site and a time that is well within two … Read more “Sunday Times 4650 by Dean Mayer”

Solving time 14:05 so about average, although while solving it felt quicker and I was surprised I’d taken over 10 minutes when I stopped the clock! One clue I can’t satisfactorily parse (23ac), although I … Read more “Saturday Times 26148 (11th July)”

Solved sitting in a bar overlooking Honfleur harbour during the French leg of our holiday, and very pleasant too. A fairly straightforward offering, but after a racing start I got bogged down for a time … Read more “Sunday Times 4649 by Jeff Pearce”

Limped home in 23:05 for this one, where I never really got on the setter’s wavelength. First one in was STEEPISH, when I spotted that “one’s husband” meant it probably ended in -ISH, but until … Read more “Saturday Times 26142 (4th July)”

9:34 on the club timer. Tim Moorey has produced quite a lot of straightforward, ‘vanilla’ puzzles of late, and this is another. As ever though this is in no way intended as a criticism. If … Read more “Sunday Times 4648 by Tim Moorey”

Hope to get this done sometime this afternoon when I get a minute to spare. I’ve been busy all morning trying to rescue what’s left of the garden after last night’s battering! OK, here it … Read more “Saturday Times 26136 (27th June)”

Some of the comments on the Forum this week suggested this may have been one of Dean’s easier offerings (such things are, of course, relative) – but for me it was tricky enough! I thought … Read more “Sunday Times 4647 by Dean Mayer”

Solving time 12:10, so on the easy end of the spectrum. Maybe because there was a lot of General Knowledge required which happened to suit me because I knew it! Well, most of it – … Read more “Saturday Times 26130 (20th June)”