Category: Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 22:08 My solving times for Saturday puzzles have been getting worse and worse lately (with today’s taking even longer), but I don’t think it’s because my solving skill is waning, rather that the … Read more “Saturday Times 24018 (Sep 13)”

Solving time 20:15. Another slowish time for me in a crossword that had a few “difficult” words, but nothing I didn’t know. There were a lot of very good clues here though, 25A probably being … Read more “Saturday Times 24012 (Sep 6th)”

Solving time 18:46, pretty slow I think, as there doesn’t seem to be too much particularly difficult here now I’m looking at it again. Across 1 DEADLY SIN – (dines, lady)* 6 LAGOS – O … Read more “Times Saturday 24006 (Aug 30)”

Solving time – not recorded, as I started it in the paper while I was out and finished it later when I got in. Judging from the amount of Tippex on my copy though, a … Read more “Times Saturday 23994 (Aug 16)”

Solving time – not recorded, but I think it was around 15 minutes. Just brief notes on how the clues worked this week, as I’m short of time today. Across 1 WRITE-OFF – sounds like … Read more “Times Saturday 23988 (9th August)”

Solving time – not recorded but over 20 minutes. I got a bit bogged down with this one (which I only solved this morning, as I’ve been very busy at work and had a crossword-free … Read more “Times Saturday 23982 (Aug 2)”

Solving time 17:30 I thought I was heading for a fairly quick time for this one, until I got down to three left in the SE corner (25A, 22D, 23D). That’s when I ground to … Read more “Times Saturday 23976 (26th July)”

Just got back from an impromptu weekend away, where I attended a cousin’s wedding and got engaged myself! Unfortunately there was no time to do the blog entry in advance or let anyone else know. … Read more “Saturday Times 23970 (July 19)”

Most people like me who subscribe to the Times crosswords always find the Sunday version a breeze (compared to the daily puzzles) and this one is no exception. If I am not mistaken, the very … Read more “Sunday Times 4,285 – Mamma Mia!”

Solving time 7:58 One of the easiest Saturday puzzles for me for a long time. The clues are all cryptically sound and the surface readings all make sense, but they just seemed really easy to … Read more “Times Saturday 23964 (July 12)”