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Category: Weekend Cryptic

Times Cryptic 28872 – Sat, 23 March 2024. Grammar-man vibrations

Author   branchPosted on 30th March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

It was amusing to see an obscure grammar concept appear for the second day in a row. Nice synchronicity, setters!

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5103 by Dean Mayer — Not a word wasted

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 24th March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Clues succinct and densely packed, somewhat like koans, hard to crack.

View28 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5103 by Dean Mayer — Not a word wasted

Times Cryptic 28866 – Sat, 16 March 2024. Haardvark.

Author   branchPosted on 23rd March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Many clues needed graft, and even those where the answer seemed clear needed careful reading and untangling.

View27 Comments on Times Cryptic 28866 – Sat, 16 March 2024. Haardvark.

Sunday Times 5102 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 17th March 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

16:55. I found this quite tricky, in a good way. A very enjoyable challenge.

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Times Cryptic 28860 – Sat, 9 March 2024. More things in heaven and earth …

Author   branchPosted on 16th March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

More things than I’ve ever heard of.

View19 Comments on Times Cryptic 28860 – Sat, 9 March 2024. More things in heaven and earth …

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5101 by Robert Price — FOUND DOG

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 10th March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This was great fun, albeit fairly easy. We are given a nice variety of clue types. 

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Times Cryptic 28854 – Sat, 2 March 2024. No googlies.

Author   branchPosted on 9th March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

My COD was 15dn. Best clue of its type in a long time!

View20 Comments on Times Cryptic 28854 – Sat, 2 March 2024. No googlies.

Sunday Times 5100 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 3rd March 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

22:53. A deviously tricky one from Dean this week, which caused me all sorts of problems particularly in the NE corner, where I got thoroughly stuck for a while. Lots of tricky stuff but I … Read more “Sunday Times 5100 by Dean Mayer”

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Times Cryptic 28848 – Sat, 24 Feb 2024. Flying, while flying.

Author   branchPosted on 2nd March 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Not many GK challenges in this, apart from the clown.

View17 Comments on Times Cryptic 28848 – Sat, 24 Feb 2024. Flying, while flying.

Sunday Times Cryptic No 5099 by David McLean — Any Questions?

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 25th February 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Some of these clues kept me guessing for a while, and delightfully so.

View23 Comments on Sunday Times Cryptic No 5099 by David McLean — Any Questions?

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