Category: Weekend Cryptic

I came to this with an almighty hangover, which explains what turned out to be a relatively (to others on the leaderboard) sluggish time of 12:23 for an easy puzzle. Many of these clues are … Read more “Sunday Times 4646 by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time 19:09, so a bit on the sluggish side for me. Probably just because I solved it on the way home from work on Monday, and I was a bit tired as it was … Read more “Saturday Times 26124 (13th June)”

An enjoyable puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum, but with a few curly ones to keep the scratch players on their toes. For those of us playing off 18 or worse, this was … Read more “Sunday Times 4645 by Tim Moorey”

Solving time was 10:00 to the second! Got back later than expected, but here it is, just before midnight! Enjoyable puzzle with some interesting points, but on the easy side nevertheless. Across 1 Mr Right? … Read more “Saturday Times 26118 (6th June)”

33:22. I started quickly on this, and had the first third or so done in about five minutes, but things changed dramatically after that. The rest of the clues proved much more resistant, particularly 9ac, … Read more “Sunday Times 4644 by Dean Mayer”

Solving time: 19:06. Yes, I struggled a bit with this one, not sure why after going through it again for the blog. Yesterday’s felt harder, although this one had its moments, e.g. the definition for … Read more “Saturday Times 26112 (30th May)”

Many thanks to Mr. Pearce for a most enjoyable puzzle that I found chewy in parts and fun throughout. A splendidly rich and diverse range of characters were on parade, including a goatish Tory (who … Read more “Sunday Times 4643 by Jeff Pearce”

Struggled with this one, limping home in 26:16. I just couldn’t get on the setter’s wavelength for some reason, and I’m sure I’ve solved much trickier puzzles in half the time before. Coming back to … Read more “Saturday Times 26106 (23rd May)”

15:27. I spent over half of this time staring at 19ac. I came up with what turned out to be the answer very quickly, but I couldn’t justify it in any way so I spent … Read more “Sunday Times 4642 by Tim Moorey”

Solving time 12:15, helped by the two 15-letter answers going straight in. 1ac was tricky to parse and I had to wait until all the crossers were in. Some grammatical oddities in the grid – … Read more “Saturday Times 26100 (16th May)”