Another elegant, delightfully devious creation by our fellow Times for The Times regular.
Category: Weekend Cryptic
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.
Sunday Times 5110 by Robert Price – à la recherche de la baleine blanche
6:09. A remarkably gentle puzzle from Robert this week, but none the worse for that.
Times Cryptic 28908 – Saturday, 4 May 2024. You and whose army?
I did this in bits and pieces, during a disjointed day, so I don’t have a feel for how hard it was.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5109 by Dean Mayer — anything the matter?
Quite enjoyable, with no serious problems, and I particularly liked the smooth meld of anagrist with creative anagrinds.
Times Cryptic 28902 – Saturday, 27 April 2024. Cook’s tour?
We seemed to go around the world a bit in this puzzle.