8:21. Not a difficult puzzle, but a model of elegance
Category: Weekend Cryptic
Times Cryptic 29088 – Saturday, 30 November 2024. Plodder’s paradise.
It’s fair to say that I ground through this. That’s not to say it was hard, but there were no leaps of inspiration for me.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5139 by Dean Mayer — prickly patches
Several of these kept me guessing a while. There were three unknowns, from the worlds of sports, entomology and botany.
Times Cryptic 29082 – Saturday, 23 November 2024. Weird warmonger’s wife’s wool?
Like Sesame Street – this crossword is brought to you by the letter W.
Sunday Times 5138 by David McLean
12:22. I’m in a rush this week…
Times Cryptic 29076 – Saturday, 16 November 2024. Thru a clue darkly.
There were two or three unknowns here but none that made the answer impossible.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5137 by Robert Price — bloody good
I don’t remember having much trouble with this one, once I finally got started. It is, at least, all clear on looking back.
Times Cryptic 29070 – Saturday, 9 November 2024. Mephistopheles gives you the word.
Generally close to standard Saturday level.
Sunday Times 5136 by Dean Mayer
13:00, but with an error at 18ac due to a lack of the requisite knowledge.
Times Cryptic 29064 – Saturday, 2 November 2024. Don’t talk like that!
Generally, all quiet on this crossword front.