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29482 Sounds of the stars

Author   ZabadakPosted on 5th March 2026 at 3:04 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time: 19:09. Most of this was pretty standard fair, a mix of well signalled anagrams and a lot of first, last, containing and contents letters, plus a couple of soundalikes. The placenames aren’t too outrageous … Read more “29482 Sounds of the stars”

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Quick Cryptic 3241 by Jalna

Author   rolytolyPosted on 5th March 2026 at 1:53 AM5 March 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A similar solve to the last couple of days.

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Times Cryptic 29481 – Once Upon a Time?

Author   JerryWPosted on 4th March 2026 at 1:29 AM4 March 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. This crossword I thought was about average difficulty, but with a couple of clues I have had significant trouble parsing…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3240 by Wurm

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 4th March 2026 at 1:22 AM3 March 2026Categories Quick CrypticTags which

It’s been a while since I blogged a Wurm puzzle

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Times Cryptic 29480

Author   jackktPosted on 3rd March 2026 at 1:30 AM28 February 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

I lost track of time on this one but it must have taken me nearly an hour.

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QC 3239 by Dangle

Author   MerlinPosted on 3rd March 2026 at 1:23 AM3 March 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

14:13 for me, how did everyone get on?

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Times Quick Cryptic 3238 by Alex – new car smell

Author   KittyPosted on 2nd March 2026 at 7:00 AM2 March 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello everyone. I didn’t run into any speed bumps with this one and enjoyed the ride. Thanks Alex!

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Times 29479 – Our colleague down under, say

Author   vinyl1Posted on 2nd March 2026 at 2:54 AM2 March 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

This was not too difficult, only I started a bit too confidently and had to think again.  Experienced solvers should find this a typical Monday puzzle.

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Mephisto 3417 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 1st March 2026 at 5:15 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans

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Sunday Times 5204 by Robert Price – oh capstan my capstan

Author   keriothePosted on 1st March 2026 at 1:00 AM1 March 2026Categories Weekend Cryptic

9:23. Another delightful puzzle from Robert.

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