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Day: 7th January 2010

Times Cryptic Crossword Book 14 – Puzzle Index

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 7th January 2010 at 12:59 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

This is the first book of Times daily cryptic crosswords to include a significant number of puzzles we’ve blogged at Times for the Times. Crossword editor Richard Browne has kindly told me how the puzzles … Read more “Times Cryptic Crossword Book 14 – Puzzle Index”

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Times 24428 – Fun In Acapulco

Author   yfyapPosted on 7th January 2010 at 10:34 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A very do-able puzzle for a Thursday, compared to the last few when I was scheduled to blog. There were, however, a few new words for which my Chambers became extremely useful. Challenging in parts … Read more “Times 24428 – Fun In Acapulco”

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Jumbo 850

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 7th January 2010 at 10:32 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

This was a pretty tough jumbo, taking just under an hour in two sessions, though the first of these was late at night. When choosing clues to explain, I marked all but about 10 as … Read more “Jumbo 850”

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