Category: Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: Unknown – I did this one offline, and I forgot to make a note of the time I took before I shredded it. If I remember rightly it was 40-45 minutes. Plenty of … Read more “Sunday Times 4491 (24 Jun 2012) by Anax”

Solving time 9:29, definitely on the easy side as I don’t dip below 10 minutes very often these days. The first 6 acrosses went straight in with hardly any hesitation – in fact the whole … Read more “Saturday Times 25197 (23rd June)”

Solving time: 35:42 A good standard puzzle, I thought. Quite a few straightforward ones to get you started, but a few more interesting ones to slow you down a bit. I liked the deception at … Read more “Sunday Times 4490 (17 Jun 2012) by Jeff Pearce”

A fairly average 14:13 for me, although I got off to quite a slow start and was surprised how little time had passed when I stopped the clock. Other times I think I’ve raced through … Read more “Saturday Times 25191 (16th June)”

Solving time: 39:12 A pretty typical puzzle, with nothing too demanding. My time should probably have been quicker – I saw some fast times on the leaderboard from the trustworthy sources. Nothing else to say … Read more “Sunday Times 4489 (10 Jun 2012) by Tim Moorey”

A fairly average 15:13 for this, would probably have been faster if I was concentrating harder. Unusually for me, I solved this on Saturday – usually I don’t have much time at the weekend and … Read more “Saturday Times 25185 (9th June)”

Solving time: 40:52 An entertaining solve. Anax pairs up six different supermarkets to form the basis of three anagrams, which is quite an achievement. Plenty of other good stuff, too – 15 was my personal … Read more “Sunday Times 4488 (3 Jun 2012) by Anax – Supermarket Sweep”

No solving time this week as I could only get the odd 5 minutes here and there at it. Quite tricky though, and 17ac was unknown to me and had to wait for most of … Read more “Saturday Times 25179 (2nd June)”

Solving time: About 45 minutes I was holidaying in North Wales this week, so I completed the paper copy for a change. I had no dictionary available so CACHINNATE went in on a wing and … Read more “Sunday Times 4487 (27 May 2012) by Jeff Pearce”

Solving time 7:48. Well, they don’t come much easier than that, especially on a Saturday! Having said that, I don’t think this was a bad puzzle. There weren’t any bad clues, and the few bits … Read more “Times Saturday 25173 (26th May)”