There were two or three unknowns here but none that made the answer impossible.
Category: Weekend Cryptic
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.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5135 by David McLean — “be careful today”?
Although this was a Harry Sunday, I didn’t struggle much, assisted no doubt by the generous helping of anagrams (seven!).
Times Cryptic 29058 – Saturday, 26 October 2024. Best on ground.
I really enjoyed this. I got off to a fast start, but quickly slowed down.
Sunday Times 5134 by Robert Price
6:59. A gentle one from Robert this week, but none the less enjoyable for that, and a couple of amusingly naughty references to liven things up a bit. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (TIHS)*, … Read more “Sunday Times 5134 by Robert Price”
Times Cryptic 29052 – Saturday, 19 October 2024. Fun on the run.
In a hectic week, this crossword was very enjoyable. Some clues needed work disentangling the wordplay!
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5133 by Dean Mayer — Some twists and turns
…but overall rather straightforward, I thought, a quicker than usual trip from Dean.