Category: Weekend Cryptic

A pleasant Saturday number, done in regulation time. I blinked a bit at the “sounds like” clues at 1ac and 19dn, but probably that’s just me.

You have to be on your toes for this one! Something could slip right by real fast, if you’re not careful.

I liked the reference to the Tennyson poem, even though that clue, along with some others at the top right, took me longest to see!

I really enjoyed this puzzle. Witty, amusing, a bit quirky in the style of this setter.

I had a flashback to high school physics at 1ac. Otherwise, I had no trouble “forcing” my way through this, except for 13ac which I hoped to figure out before it’s time to load this blog. Alas, it turned out to be my first complete fail as a blogger!

Another top-notch creation from Bob, with a wide range of clue types hidden under deceptively unperturbed surfaces. 

This puzzle appeared on April Fools Day, but the setter resisted any temptation, unless I’ve missed something.

19:14. Quite a tricky one from Dean this week, up to the usual very high standard. I slowed myself down a little with a very confident wrong answer at 21ac, and I’m sure I won’t … Read more “Sunday Times 5052 by Dean Mayer”

Several things I didn’t know here, but nothing that made an answer impossible to get. Overall, it felt like a steady solve.

Excellent, diverting puzzle. Some of the definitions took a little delving. Let’s dive right in!