Category: Weekend Cryptic

Some cricket, a spot of erotic entertainment and a glimpse of a rare furry animal, all within sight of the Severn – a Somerset lad’s perfect day out. Thanks to Mr. Pearce for an enjoyable … Read more “Sunday Times 4631 by Jeff Pearce”

Well, almost live. I started this in hospital, but didn’t get much chance to look at it, got maybe 5 answers. My wife had an accident on Monday and tore a knee ligament, so she’s … Read more “Saturday Times 26034 (28th Feb) – live from Coventry!”

I’ve cobbled this together quickly at late notice, so forgive brevity and errors. As you’ll have read above, Dave Perry is no longer able to fulfil his fortnightly blogging duty, so you’ve got me today. … Read more “Sunday Times 4630 by Tim Moorey”

No time this morning to post, but will get to it some time this afternoon eventually! Sorry, a change of plans meant we didn’t get back till late, and I was too tired, but here … Read more “Saturday Times 26028 (21st Feb)”

16:39. Relatively straightforward for a Dean Mayer puzzle but very enjoyable as always. There are a few definitions in here that strike me as odd and/or loose: I’ll be interested to hear what others think. … Read more “Sunday Times 4629 by Dean Mayer”

Solving time 14:00 exactly. No Valentine’s Day theme for the Times of course (although the word appears in a clue as part of the wordplay, sneaky one there setter). Mainly straightforward although there were a … Read more “Saturday Times 26022 (14th Feb)”

Back again! I’m standing in for Dave P on this one as he’s incommunicado at the moment but I hope he’s okay. I found this very tough but I have no time to offer as … Read more “Sunday Times 4628 – Jeff Pearce (February 8, 2015)”

Struggled with this one for some reason, as I stopped the clock in 29:49, easily my slowest of the year so far. I can’t remember why now, as they all seemed very gettable as I … Read more “Saturday Times 26016 (7th Feb)”

Above average difficulty, although this may have been personal as I did not know a few words/phrases. Last four in were Lantern Jawed, Lebensraum, Aha moment, and Teuton, mainly as was lacking in the basic … Read more “Jumbo 1131 – Saturday January 24th”

I don’t have a proper time for this, because I got interrupted half-way through, but I spent a total of about 15 minutes on it. This included a few minutes at the end puzzling over … Read more “Sunday Times 4627 by Tim Moorey”