Category: Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 13:45, and it felt quicker than that while I was solving it. Most of it went in from top left to bottom right, and I don’t remember getting stuck for too long on … Read more “Saturday Times 25867 (16th August)”

Solving Time: About 55 minutes Some clever cluing here, and also some UK-centricities in the form of TV references that may have some overseas solvers scratching their heads. I liked the longer anagrams at 10a, … Read more “Sunday Times 4602 (10 Aug 2014) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time 19:28, so my slow-solving malaise continues. I didn’t really notice while solving, but now I’m writing it up there seem to be a record number of double definitions for a Times puzzle, rivalling … Read more “Saturday Times 25861 (9th August)”

20:11. From the leaderboard it seems I was a bit off the pace with this one, which isn’t really surprising: I’ve been on holiday in Canada for the last couple of weeks so my brain … Read more “Sunday Times 4601 by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time 11:31, but wasted a lot of time on 14D of all things, so should probably have been under 10 minutes. Good puzzle though, and probably the last one I didn’t struggle with. I’ve … Read more “Saturday Times 25855 (2nd August)”

Apologies for the delay, lost internet connection on Sunday and didnt recover until today. Thought about typing up on the phone, but couldnt really bring myself to do that. The puzzle itself was straightforward. Didnt … Read more “Jumbo 1101 – Saturday 19th July”

Solving Time: 20:30 I nearly got this one within 20 minutes. If it hadn’t been for the unknown YAWS at 30a, I would have done. Most of these I found I could write straight in. … Read more “Sunday Times 4600 (27 Jul 2014) by Tim Moorey”

Solving time was around the 20-minute mark again, and I don’t think it was that hard in retrospect. Sorry comments are a bit brief this morning, but I have a busy day ahead. Across 1 … Read more “Saturday Times 25849 (26th July)”

Greetings from Canada. Actually as I write this I am sitting at home in London, but by the time I post it I will be sitting beside a lake in Muskoka nursing a Caesar, or … Read more “Sunday Times 4599 (20 July) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time 24:15 for this one, but that doesn’t represent the degree of difficulty. I had a bad week last week, rarely getting in under 20 minutes for some reason. Plenty to like about this … Read more “Saturday Times 25843 (19th July)”