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Month: January 2008

23801 – Hay ho!

Author   jackktPosted on 4th January 2008 at 8:44 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this one much easier to complete than to explain. It took me about 40 minutes but I was rather distracted by the number of answers going in that I couldn’t fully justify at the … Read more “23801 – Hay ho!”

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COWPOW 8

Author   anaxcrosswordsPosted on 3rd January 2008 at 7:19 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

It will arrive at some point once login problems at The Times are sorted out. A list of 15 candidates is ready (although it may be whittled down slightly) – just need to somehow access … Read more “COWPOW 8”

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23,800

Author   nmacsweeneyPosted on 3rd January 2008 at 8:46 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this quite an easy puzzle – Solving time 16 mins (very fast for me for the Times). * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS1 KA PUT – Ka, slightly obscure, Egyptian vital force, … Read more “23,800”

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Times Crossword Club – top 10 improvements

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 2nd January 2008 at 5:02 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

This is a list of suggestions about what they need to look at, in descending order of importance. Please add comments to correct the order or suggest things that I’ve forgotten. My intention is to … Read more “Times Crossword Club – top 10 improvements”

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COWPOW polls

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 2nd January 2008 at 11:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Unless there are some volunteers to organise them (in which case, add a comment here!), I’m afraid I’m going to drop these – the hour or so each week that it takes to do them … Read more “COWPOW polls”

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23,799 – easy enough

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 2nd January 2008 at 7:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time 6:47 Few problems with this puzzle on a day which is effectively Monday. Happy New Year to all. Across 1 ROTIS=riots*,SERIE(s) 9 (c)HECK(L)ER 10 PUBLISH – Cryptic def., ref. “publish and be damned” … Read more “23,799 – easy enough”

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Times 23,798 Lang May Your Lum Reek

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 1st January 2008 at 8:46 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 30 minutes I bid you welcome to 2008 from a still drowsy Dorset. This is an easy puzzle to start the year.I wish you all good solving in the new year, but … Read more “Times 23,798 Lang May Your Lum Reek”

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