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Day: 15th March 2014

Quick Cryptic blogging (Week 2)

Author   linxitPosted on 15th March 2014 at 11:54 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Well, I think we had a very successful week, considering the short notice and influx of new bloggers. In fact that “considering” seems inappropriate – it was just a very good week of blogs, with … Read more “Quick Cryptic blogging (Week 2)”

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Times Jumbo 1080 (1 Mar 2014)

Author   daveperryPosted on 15th March 2014 at 11:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: 44 minutes exactly. I’m not sure what my Jumbo record was before, but it was certainly over an hour. I completed this one in my lunch hour at work and still had time … Read more “Times Jumbo 1080 (1 Mar 2014)”

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Saturday Times 25729 (8th March)

Author   linxitPosted on 15th March 2014 at 10:52 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Unusually for me I solved this on the Saturday at home, rather than on the train on Monday or Tuesday as usual, and got it done in 13:09. A mixture of easy and difficult, just … Read more “Saturday Times 25729 (8th March)”

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