Category: Weekend Cryptic

Another one with no time written down, as I had to snatch the odd 5 minutes here and there to look at it last Saturday. One word was new to me (1D) and there was … Read more “Saturday Times 24550 (May 29th)”

No time noted on my copy for some reason, but I don’t think it was more than about 15 minutes. There were a few General Knowledge requirements where being British probably helped (e.g. 25ac, 26ac, … Read more “Saturday Times 24544 (May 22)”

Solving time 33:20, should have been a bit quicker if it hadn’t been for a mistake in 14ac, but this was a seriously tough puzzle anyway. Most of the difficulty came from inventive wordplay and … Read more “Times Saturday 24538 (May 15th)”

Solving time 9:38. It’s not often I go under 10 minutes, especially on a Saturday, so this was another easy one. Having said that, last week somebody mentioned they thought it was pretty tough, so … Read more “Saturday Times 24532 (May 8th)”

Solving time 18:28, plus about 5 minutes. I started looking at it last Saturday, but had only entered about half a dozen answers in the first 5 minutes when I had to leave it. I … Read more “Times Saturday 24526 (May 1st)”

Solving time – irrelevant. This was one to be savoured like a fine wine rather than gulped down in a couple of swallows. Very tricky and hardly any giveaway clues – I had about three … Read more “Times Saturday 24520 (April 24th) – best this year?”

Solving time 12:31, so another fairly easy one for a Saturday (unlike today’s, which was brilliant but incredibly tough – at least, I hope it was for more than just me). Across 1 MAIN CLAUSE … Read more “Saturday Times 24514 (17th April)”

Solving time 8:20, which came as a bit of a surprise after a week of times over 15 minutes for the daily puzzle. But this was incredibly straightforward, with no tricky vocabulary, hardly any general … Read more “Saturday Times 24508 (April 10th)”

Solving time 14:48. I thought they might have chosen a tougher one for Easter weekend, but no matter. There were some great clues in there, with 23A being the pick of them. The other three … Read more “Saturday Times 24502 (April 3rd)”

Solving time 15:05. Very enjoyable puzzle, not too hard but I can’t fault the surface readings and some of the wordplay was top-notch. COD to 12A for the anagram, but I also liked the set … Read more “Saturday Times 24496 (March 27th)”