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Quick Cryptic No 3294 by Frank

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 6th May 2026 at 1:55 AM6 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A debut offering from Frank which I enjoyed very much.

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Times Cryptic 29535 – Another quality product

Author   JerryWPosted on 6th May 2026 at 1:08 AM6 May 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Another excellent Times crossword, nothing to object to, good surface readings and some fine clues.

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Quick Cryptic 3293 by Dangle

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 5th May 2026 at 3:30 AM5 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A pleasant solve from Dangle today avoiding obscurities and complicated parsing. 

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Times Cryptic 29534

Author   jackktPosted on 5th May 2026 at 2:00 AM5 May 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Very enjoyable with no unknown words.

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Times Cryptic No 29533

Author   JohninterredPosted on 4th May 2026 at 9:00 AM4 May 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

A gentle one to start the week.

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Quick Cryptic 3292 by Oink

Author   jackktPosted on 4th May 2026 at 1:15 AM2 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A mostly straightforward solve for me.

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Mephisto 3426 – Alcohol free!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 3rd May 2026 at 1:33 AM3 May 2026Categories Mephisto

This is as easy as Mephisto gets – I filled in most of the answers without cracking my Chambers.     I would expect many of the regular Mephisto fans to be a bit disappointed, but we do need to refresh the pool of Mephisto solvers, and you have to start somewhere.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5213 by Robert Price — fateful decisions, insights grasped

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 3rd May 2026 at 12:00 AM3 May 2026Categories Weekend Cryptic

Another top-notch performance from Robert… no surprise there!

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Quick Cryptic no 3291 by Hurley

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 2nd May 2026 at 9:44 AM2 May 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A fine puzzle from Hurley this morning, rather tougher I think than many of his.

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Author   JohninterredPosted on 2nd May 2026 at 9:32 AM2 May 2026Categories Announcement

Apologies for the extended site outages over the last day or so. We are working to identify a cause.

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