Category: Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: Just under 20 mins. I picked this up with only about 20 minutes left of my lunch hour, and was rather surprised to finish it in that time. A lot of answers I … Read more “Sunday Times 4559 (13 Oct 2013) by Jeff Pearce”

Solved in 11:14 on the train on the way down to last week’s 3D Crossword Championships. Unfortunately the good form didn’t last and I made a right mess of the competition puzzle. Oh well, on … Read more “Saturday Times 25604 (12th Oct) – one hungry setter?”

Solving time: 42 mins – with aids resorted to for one. What with Dunstable, Barnes, Leyton Orient, Spar and Penguin Books, not to mention Mandy R-D, this all seemed a bit UK-centric. I wonder how … Read more “Sunday Times 4558 (6 Oct 2013) by Tim Moorey”

I finally got around to solving this on the train on the way home on Wednesday night, having already seen from a few comments that it was a tough one. 44:02, so it was right … Read more “Saturday Times 25598 (5th Oct)”

Solving time: 1:13:17 I found this a complete nightmare, taking me well over an hour. There were a few I wasn’t keen on, so not one of Dean’s better efforts in my opinion. That said, … Read more “Sunday Times 4557 (29 Sep 2013) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time about 13 mins, so not a hard one last week. I actually only got round to solving it yesterday afternoon, so it’s still fresh in the memory for a change. However, I’m working … Read more “Saturday Times 25592 (28th Sept)”

Solving time: 50:07 (with aids for my LOI) There were a few good clues amongst this lot, but there were also a few weak cryptic defs and quite easy ones. There was a spelling mistake … Read more “Sunday Times 4556 (22 Sep 2013) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time 19:22, but I wasn’t on great form at the time so it probably wasn’t as hard as that indicates. I didn’t notice it while solving, but there’s an error in 8dn, with the … Read more “Saturday Times 25586 (21st Sept)”

Solving time: 37:04 I found this one generally straightforward for the most part. A lot of the answers went in without much thought required. There were a few, though, that took a fair bit of … Read more “Sunday Times 4555 (15 Sep 2013) by Tim Moorey”

I’ll get to this sometime in the afternoon. I knew I should have done it last night when I had a bit of time! Well, here it is, bit of a rush job I’m afraid. … Read more “Saturday Times 25580 (14th Sept)”