This seemed quite fresh, with a couple bits of unusual vocabulary—one of which I was pleased to know already…
Category: Weekend Cryptic
Times Cryptic 28938 – Saturday, 8 June 2024. The sound of music so tender …
The sound of music so tender … accompanied my struggle with my last clue.
Sunday Times 5114 by David McLean – Jiminy Cricket!
13:42. A bit of a tricky one from Harry this week.
Times Cryptic 28932 – Saturday, 1 June 2024. Easy as you like it.
I fairly flew through this.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5113 by Robert Price — unexpected consequences
Another elegant, delightfully devious creation by our fellow Times for The Times regular.
Times Cryptic 28926 – Saturday, 25 May 2024. No clue is an island.
Nice clues in this one. I took the wrong route to the right answer in 1ac
Sunday Times 5112 by Dean Mayer
21:13. A tricky one from Dean this week, of the usual high quality.
Times Cryptic 28920 – Saturday, 18 May 2024. Parse me the source, please.
There was a lot of tricky wordplay in this one. And lots of smiles, when things became clear.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5111 by David McLean — Baffle of the Bands
This was a rocking good time, posing no problems but prompting some thought, with the added spice of an apparent theme.
Times Cryptic 28914 – Sat, 11 May 2024. Wolf-man Lack?
It turns out my knowledge of wolf-men is lacking.