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Day: 8th August 2014

Quick Cryptic No 110 by Orpheus

Author   piquetPosted on 8th August 2014 at 9:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Seven or eight minutes of writing-in to complete this, a tad harder perhaps than my Wednesday blogging duty, with one word rather obscure but gettable from the wordplay. For new solvers, there are several ‘old … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 110 by Orpheus”

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Times 25860

Author   jackktPosted on 8th August 2014 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This one took me 47 minutes parsing all as I solved. I found it pretty straightforward so I’ll take this opportunity to write a simple blog and bunk off early for once. Across 1 GRASS … Read more “Times 25860”

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