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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1776 – you mend these trousers

Author   PenfoldPosted on 7th March 2026 at 12:12 AM6 March 2026Categories Jumbo Cryptic

This was a very gentle offering, difficulty-wise, and deliberately so I think. 

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Times Cryptic 29478 – Sat, 28 Feb 2026. Soothing Saturday.

Author   branchPosted on 7th March 2026 at 12:00 AM4 March 2026Categories Weekend Cryptic

Perhaps it was just a wavelength thing, but I found this easy for a Saturday. Still, it had delightful clues.

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Times Cryptic 29483

Author   william_j_sPosted on 6th March 2026 at 7:00 AM5 March 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Some tricky bits, but all in all a fair Friday fight.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3242 by Juji

Author   JohninterredPosted on 6th March 2026 at 1:08 AM6 March 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A middle-of-the-road Quick Cryptic from Juji today for me, although your mileage may differ.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword  here. 

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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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