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Category: Weekend Cryptic

Times Cryptic 29046 – Saturday, 12 October 2024. Egged on, or egg on face?

Author   branchPosted on 19th October 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

A few unknowns here but all getable.

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Sunday Times 5132 by David McLean – any color as long as it’s 18-1239

Author   keriothePosted on 13th October 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

11:50. A fun one this.

View31 Comments on Sunday Times 5132 by David McLean – any color as long as it’s 18-1239

Times Cryptic 29040 – Saturday, 5 October 2024. What a mouth.

Author   branchPosted on 12th October 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

LOI was 16ac. I was amazed that it’s a north country word, not Māori!

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5131 by Robert Price — lies on TV?!

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 6th October 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Some tasty stuff served up here, and it all went down fairly easy.

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Times Cryptic 29034 – Saturday, 28 September 2024. I probably won’t fly down to Rio …

Author   branchPosted on 5th October 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Cue some memories of the hit song by Michael Nesmith, 1977

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Sunday Times 5130 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 29th September 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

DNF. I struggled mightily with this, and eventually gave up.

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Times Cryptic 29028 – Saturday, 21 September 2024. D-Day!

Author   branchPosted on 28th September 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

22D was a puzzle all of its own, and finally a delight!

View17 Comments on Times Cryptic 29028 – Saturday, 21 September 2024. D-Day!

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5129 by David McLean — didn’t fail to impress

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 22nd September 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I had an issue or two with this one, but nothing that impaired my considerable enjoyment.

View22 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5129 by David McLean — didn’t fail to impress

Times Cryptic 29022 – Saturday, 14 September 2024. This was a very nice day – don’t have much to say

Author   branchPosted on 21st September 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

My printout is starkly free of comments. How did you all do?

View16 Comments on Times Cryptic 29022 – Saturday, 14 September 2024. This was a very nice day – don’t have much to say

Sunday Times 5128 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 15th September 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

14:50. I obviously found this tricky but I can’t really see why now.

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