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Day: 17th October 2014

Saturday Times 25915 (11th Oct)

Author   linxitPosted on 17th October 2014 at 11:27 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 11:34, so quite an easy one. This week’s will probably be another kettle of fish entirely. Maybe it’s just nerves, but I always find the Saturday puzzle on Championships day to be extra-tough. … Read more “Saturday Times 25915 (11th Oct)”

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Quick Cryptic No 160 by Flamande

Author   piquetPosted on 17th October 2014 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Nothing too obscure, but a bit of general knowledge (literature, movies) needed and a few worthwhile anagrams, making this at the harder end of Quick Cryptic offerings in my view; it took me about 12 … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 160 by Flamande”

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Times 25,920: Destroy All Monsters

Author   VerlainePosted on 17th October 2014 at 12:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I stayed up till midnight to get this one polished off – thankfully it was a nice easy one, clocking in at under 7 minutes. I think our esteemed editor is just trying to give … Read more “Times 25,920: Destroy All Monsters”

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