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29530 A spelling test

Author   ZabadakPosted on 30th April 2026 at 2:20 AM30 April 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Time: 22:10. A relatively gentle Thursday puzzle in which my main delays were created by the two long across clues, both of which I read badly and fluffed the definitions. Secondary holdups came from the … Read more “29530 A spelling test”

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Quick Cryptic 3289 by Loon

Author   rolytolyPosted on 30th April 2026 at 1:34 AM28 April 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Loon’s fourth puzzle, a bit gentler than the others.

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Times Cryptic 29529 – A quality product

Author   JerryWPosted on 29th April 2026 at 3:37 AM29 April 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. This crossword I thought was about average difficulty, not too hard but not a gimme either…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3288 by Mara

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 29th April 2026 at 1:25 AM29 April 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

An intriguing puzzle with some cleverly assembled answers

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Times Cryptic 29528

Author   jackktPosted on 28th April 2026 at 2:30 AM28 April 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

A good mix of clues relying perhaps a little too much on insertions.

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QC 3287 by Teazel

Author   MerlinPosted on 28th April 2026 at 1:48 AM28 April 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

16:50 for me, and I think that was good going. Quite a few wry smiles as the last ones went in, well-played Teazel.

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Times Quick Cryptic 3286 by Wurm

Author   KittyPosted on 27th April 2026 at 7:00 AM27 April 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello everybody. It’s been a little while since I’ve had a crossword by the wiggly one to blog and I enjoyed this. My picks today are 11d and 20d. Thanks Wurm!

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Times Cryptic 29527 – Some political commentary?

Author   vinyl1Posted on 27th April 2026 at 3:31 AM27 April 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Due to a busy weekend, I haven’t solved a puzzle since Thursday, but this one is a moderate Monday, easy without being too easy.   The early solvers did well, but there are a few tricks and obscurities that may catch the less able.

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Sunday Times 5212 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 26th April 2026 at 1:00 AM26 April 2026Categories Weekend Cryptic

9:59. A really nice puzzle from Harry this week.

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Mephisto 3425 – John Grimshaw

Author   glhPosted on 26th April 2026 at 12:31 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans

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