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Times 29548 – Tricky Thursday with a clever glance

Author   glhPosted on 21st May 2026 at 1:54 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 17:19. There’s a few quicker times than me in, but also a few with errors, so I’m claiming this one to be Tricky Thursday

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Times Quick Cryptic 3307 by Pedro

Author   TemplarPosted on 21st May 2026 at 1:51 AM21 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A jolly number from Pedro, with some witty definitions, neat doubles and nothing to frighten the horses. [On edit: this seems to have been a proverbial wavelength puzzle, clicking for some people but not others. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 3307 by Pedro”

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Times Cryptic 29547 – No quarter given?

Author   DvynysPosted on 20th May 2026 at 7:50 AM20 May 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Concise cluing (particularly with a number of the literals) means the wordplay needs careful attention in today’s puzzle.

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Quick Cryptic #3306 by Mara

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 20th May 2026 at 2:10 AM20 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this one harder than I probably should have.

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Quick Cryptic 3305 by Shay

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 19th May 2026 at 3:30 AM19 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Just about the right degree of difficulty for me.

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Times Cryptic 29546

Author   jackktPosted on 19th May 2026 at 1:55 AM21 May 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

I was stuck for too long on some in the NE segment.

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Times 29545 – Scissor-lift redux

Author   ulacaPosted on 18th May 2026 at 8:00 AM17 May 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

I thought this was a fine Monday offering, with a nice mix of clues and accessible vocab

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Quick Cryptic 3304 by Trelawney

Author   jackktPosted on 18th May 2026 at 1:30 AM14 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Nice puzzle from the Squire

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Mephisto 3428 – No, not a pun, it’s John Grimshaw this week

Author   vinyl1Posted on 17th May 2026 at 1:34 AM17 May 2026Categories Mephisto

This puzzle was a mix of easy clues and some really obscure stuff.   Fair is fair, after all, and this is Mephisto. 

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5215 by David McLean — ’s word play!

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 17th May 2026 at 12:00 AM17 May 2026Categories Weekend Cryptic

En garde ! There are plenty of sneaky definitions here, some sharp moves to keep you on your toes…

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