It was amusing to see an obscure grammar concept appear for the second day in a row. Nice synchronicity, setters!
Category: Weekend Cryptic
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5103 by Dean Mayer — Not a word wasted
Clues succinct and densely packed, somewhat like koans, hard to crack.
Times Cryptic 28866 – Sat, 16 March 2024. Haardvark.
Many clues needed graft, and even those where the answer seemed clear needed careful reading and untangling.
Sunday Times 5102 by David McLean
16:55. I found this quite tricky, in a good way. A very enjoyable challenge.
Times Cryptic 28860 – Sat, 9 March 2024. More things in heaven and earth …
More things than I’ve ever heard of.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5101 by Robert Price — FOUND DOG
This was great fun, albeit fairly easy. We are given a nice variety of clue types.
Times Cryptic 28854 – Sat, 2 March 2024. No googlies.
My COD was 15dn. Best clue of its type in a long time!
Sunday Times 5100 by Dean Mayer
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”
Times Cryptic 28848 – Sat, 24 Feb 2024. Flying, while flying.
Not many GK challenges in this, apart from the clown.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5099 by David McLean — Any Questions?
Some of these clues kept me guessing for a while, and delightfully so.