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Day: 28th July 2014

Times 25850 – Biological charades

Author   ulacaPosted on 28th July 2014 at 10:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

31 minutes for a very nice Monday offering with just enough to keep the seasoned solver honest. When was the last time a puzzle had five hyphenated double-word clues, all in the acrosses? Oh, and … Read more “Times 25850 – Biological charades”

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Times Quick Cryptic 101 by Hurley

Author   jackktPosted on 28th July 2014 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

As we might have expected, the button to today’s puzzle is broken and indeed our friends at SNAFU Central have excelled themselves by linking it back to puzzle #5 as published in March. Here’s the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 101 by Hurley”

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