Category: Weekend Cryptic

I can’t offer a solving time, I’m afraid, as I solved this in a leisurely fashion over several sessions around the pool (or even in it!) while on my hols. With the temperature in the … Read more “Sunday Times 4549 (4 Aug 2013) by Tim Moorey”

Solving time 12:55, helped a lot by getting three of the four perimeter clues quickly. Some tricky wordplay in parts (I didn’t work out how 4D worked until I started writing it up this morning), … Read more “Saturday Times 25544 (3rd August)”

Solving time: Most of a flight from Manchester to Faro I struggled to get on the setter’s wavelength with this one, so most of it was like pulling teeth. Only much more enjoyable. Although often … Read more “Sunday Times 4548 (28 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer”

Solving time 18:02, which seemed pretty quick for this one. Indeed, after 5 minutes I only had three answers in place, but then something clicked and I raced away with the rest of it. Great … Read more “Saturday Times 25538 (27th July)”

Solving time: Just under 40 minutes I got the four 13 letter answers quite quickly, which helped a lot at the start, but I ran into trouble towards the bottom with 22/23/25/26/27 all taking a … Read more “Sunday Times 4547 (21 Jul 2013) by Jeff Pearce”

I’m working today (again) and trying to type up the blog as I’m sat here, but I logged on at 7:30 this morning and have hardly had a chance to look at it yet! And … Read more “Saturday Times 25532 (20th July)”

Solving time: 21:41 I did this one online for a change, and recorded one of my fastest times in recent memory. I don’t know if this one was particularly easy, or if I just found … Read more “Sunday Times 4546 (14 Jul 2013) by Tim Moorey”

Solving time, probably over half an hour in the end, but only because of the infamous 12ac which seemed to catch most people out. As usual I was solving this on the Monday morning commute … Read more “Saturday Times 25526 (13th July)”

Solving time: About 45 minutes. It took me an age to see the long anagram at 10/12, plus I put COALSACK at 4a (although I was never entirely happy with it) which stopped me getting … Read more “Sunday Times 4545 (7 Jul 2013) by Dean Mayer”

22:46 for this one, another tired solve on the Monday morning train (when will I learn that I’m no good on Mondays). Anyway, once again I’m working today and have been trying to put this … Read more “Saturday Times 25520 (7th July)”