Category: Weekend Cryptic

Sunday Times 4316 This should probably have been a sub-5 minute puzzle for me, as there were plenty of easy clues. But I made a poor start by guessing at SIEVER for 1A. I didn’t … Read more “Sunday Times 4316”

I put in a comment on yesterday’s blog that the 33:40 I took to solve it was my slowest of the year, having already forgotten that this one took me 37:15! Another brilliant puzzle, very … Read more “Saturday Times 24149 (14th Feb)”

Easier than most Saturdays, solved in 14:09. There were a couple of weak clues (17A was the worst for me), but more than made up for by the brilliance of 23A, 11D and especially 16D. … Read more “Saturday Times 24143 (Feb 7)”

Solving time 20:25 – a bit on the slow side, but this was quite tricky in places (I seem to remember…looking back on it now I can’t see where I got stuck). Across 1 DAMAGED … Read more “Saturday Times 24137 (Jan 31)”

Another cracker of a crossword. Coming in at just under 38 minutes this was one of my slower solves. I don’t know whether this was down to devious clueing or that I’m not suited to … Read more “Saturday Jumbo 796 – 17 January 2009”

Solving time: 10:56 It’s a while since I did a Sunday Times cryptic, and I enjoyed it more than I expected. There are reasonably interesting words, but nothing too obscure. There are some rather weak … Read more “ST4313 (Sunday, 25 January)”

Solving time 15:00 exactly. Some easy clues, but there were quite a few lesser-known meanings of common words, and of course 20A was pretty obscure (to me at least). Across 1 BURSAR – SA (sex … Read more “Saturday Times 24131 (24th Jan)”

A rather embarrassing 8:25 this morning, having solved it last week in about 15 mins. Still, at least it’s now fresh in my mind for a change! 9A was the last to go in both … Read more “Saturday Times 24125 (17th Jan)”

Solving time 8:22 I grabbed the chance to fill in a gap for tallbinho as I do very few ST puzzles, and having been informed recently about the current composition of the team, thought I … Read more “Sunday Times 4311”

Sorry, I’ve spent the day battling with a dead PC, and in the end gave up and had to go out and buy a new one. Still restoring my data at the moment, but I’ll … Read more “Saturday Times 24119 (10th Jan)”