Category: Weekend Cryptic

My third meeting here in a row with Mr. Price, charming as ever, for this tasty treat.

Smooth sailing for me.

If only … it weren’t for 26 across, this would have been very easy. But, I needed help with that, my LOI, since I knew neither the answer nor the wordplay element. Still, good fun. … Read more “Times Cryptic 29340 – Sat, 20 September 2025.”

This spicy treat seemed a bit easier than the last one by Mr. Price that I had the honor of blogging—just two weeks ago, so I remember!

I thought this was the easiest Saturday puzzle in some time.

15:22. Quite a tricky one from Harry this week.

This would have been easy if not for 13 down!

Enjoyable throughout with everything clear in the end, and I learned a new word, idiom and aquatic species.

Monty Python rules, OK. I didn’t know of the Python sketch obliquely referenced at 17dn. That explains much.

21:00. Tricky one from Dean this week, although I don’t remember now (I’m writing this blog on Saturday evening) what held me up. Some lovely stuff here as usual. How did you get on? Definitions … Read more “Sunday Times 5178 by Dean Mayer – sauce for the goose”