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Day: 23rd March 2015

Times 26053 – Not particularly Harrowing…..

Author   vinyl1Posted on 23rd March 2015 at 2:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 30 minutes Music: Mozart, Piano Sonatas, Andre Tchaikowsky This one seemed to be very easy at first, as I rapidly filled in the top half without even bothering to parse the clues. It … Read more “Times 26053 – Not particularly Harrowing…..”

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Quick Cryptic 270 by Flamande

Author   jackktPosted on 23rd March 2015 at 1:33 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I don’t think there’s much to frighten the horses in this one, but we’ll see. It took me 8 minutes with the last minute spent on 14dn alone whilst I worked out what was going … Read more “Quick Cryptic 270 by Flamande”

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