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Times 29260 – Tricky Thursday for those who don’t think

Author   glhPosted on 19th June 2025 at 2:13 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 10:43, but with one completely stupid mistake. This wasn’t a typo, I confidently put in a very wrong answer. Happens sometimes…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3019 by Izetti

Author   TemplarPosted on 19th June 2025 at 2:00 AM18 June 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

It’s That School Again (again)

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Times 29259 – we all need a stage name

Author   piquetPosted on 18th June 2025 at 7:02 AM18 June 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

another Wednesday wordplay workout

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Quick Cryptic No 3018 by Mara

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 18th June 2025 at 1:32 AM18 June 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This one had a sting in the tail.

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QC 3017 by Jalna

Author   MerlinPosted on 17th June 2025 at 2:10 AM17 June 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Tough one today

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Times Cryptic 29258

Author   jackktPosted on 17th June 2025 at 1:23 AM15 June 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A very enjoyable puzzle with mostly great surfaces and some ingenious wordplay.

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Times 29257 – Very suddenly and violently

Author   ulacaPosted on 16th June 2025 at 8:00 AM16 June 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Lots to like here

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Times Quick Cryptic 3016 by Pipsqueak

Author   jackktPosted on 16th June 2025 at 1:01 AM16 June 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Straightforward for me, but how did you do?

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Summer Social 2025

Author   JohninterredPosted on 15th June 2025 at 11:10 PMCategories Meetups and Events

Thanks to all who came yesterday. It was a great day. In total there were about 30 of us and it was nice that Mick Hodgkin (Times Puzzles editor) and Jason Crampton (Times Crossword editor) were able to join us. You can see some photos from the day on my blog here.

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Mephisto 3380 – Land of the Navajo!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 15th June 2025 at 3:26 AM15 June 2025Categories Mephisto

I solved this one more by instinct than by analyzing the clues; experienced solvers just get a feel for what the answers are going to be.   A half-remembered fragment of a Greek or Germanic root is often enough to point the mind in the right direction. 

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