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Day: 5th November 2014

Quick Cryptic No 173 by Dazzler

Author   nick_the_novicePosted on 5th November 2014 at 2:49 PM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Interesting mix of quite a few fairly straightforward ones, and a couple of decidedly tricky affairs (at least, I thought 23ac and 18dn were real doozies…). A bit of cricket knowledge helps, and those of … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 173 by Dazzler”

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Times 25936 – heat one puzzle one

Author   piquetPosted on 5th November 2014 at 8:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

“This puzzle was solved within 60 mins by 43 of the 74 competitors in Heat One of the 2014 Times Crossword Championship” says the headline. (A bit misleading; you also solve 2 other puzzles within … Read more “Times 25936 – heat one puzzle one”

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