Category: Weekend Cryptic

OK, finally got time to do it. Sorry for the delay, it’s been a hectic weekend! I found this a bit easier than most Saturday puzzles, and finished it in 9:32. Not many clues to … Read more “Times Saturday 23605”

Solving time 13:10 An average time for an average crossword I suppose – no particularly tricky clues and no obscure vocabulary required. Not that many clues to write about really. Across 1 FELL,DOWN – interesting … Read more “Times Saturday 23599”

Solving time 21:14 I really should make notes while solving, as now I come to write the blog entry I can’t remember what clues caused me problems or why I took so long to solve … Read more “Times Saturday 23593”

Solving time 12:17 A fairly quick time for me for a Saturday puzzle – I actually didn’t get around to solving it until Monday evening, so maybe that helped. Across 1 DASH – quadruple definition! … Read more “Times Saturday 23587”

Solving time: 3:50 This was closer to the daily crosswords than most ST puzzles in terms of clue accuracy, although much easier, with some nice clues. Quite a quick time but I felt I should … Read more “ST 4221 (Sun Apr 22) – Starters’ orders”

…will appear here. My house was burgled last night so I’ve got a bit to sort out today. I’ll do the blog entry when I get a chance. OK, so I’ve been a bit lazy. … Read more “Saturday Times 23581”

Solving time 13:32 Sorry for the lateness of this posting – I was away for the weekend at very short notice, although I should at least have put up a placeholder message. Not too hard, … Read more “Times Saturday 23575 – better late than never!”

Solving time: 7:57, one missing (27dn). Mostly straightforward wordplay, but there were quite a few words (or alternative meanings of words) here which are rarely seen outside barred puzzles: ‘neat’ (cattle), ‘euro’ (a kangaroo) and … Read more “ST 4220 (Sun Apr 15) – “Neil suffers setback with one missing, a Red River” (4)”

Solving time 9:44 It’s not often I beat 10 minutes for a Saturday puzzle (or indeed any other day except Sundays), but this was the easiest Times I’ve seen for a long time. I’d expect … Read more “Times Saturday 23569”

Solving time 28:00 (by comparison last week’s Jumbo only took me 24:15) The NE corner gave me the most difficulty, as after completing the rest of the puzzle I had nothing in there at all. … Read more “Times Saturday 23563 – tough for me”