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Day: 3rd April 2015

Saturday Times 26058 (March 28)

Author   oliviarhinebeckPosted on 3rd April 2015 at 7:11 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

At 26.37 this took me a bit longer than last week’s, for no obvious reason.  Some good misdirection, perhaps aimed at fooling the more experienced solvers into thinking they’re looking for the usual crossword cliches.  … Read more “Saturday Times 26058 (March 28)”

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Times 26,063: If Solving Be The Food Of Love

Author   VerlainePosted on 3rd April 2015 at 9:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I entered into debate earlier this week about the generally held opinion that the Friday puzzle is, on average, harder than the rest; today’s did nothing much to help convince me that this is the … Read more “Times 26,063: If Solving Be The Food Of Love”

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Quick Cryptic No 279 by Mara

Author   piquetPosted on 3rd April 2015 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I thought this was a bit harder than the usual quickie, with one or two clues fit for the main puzzle, although now I come to write the explanations it all seems easy enough except … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 279 by Mara”

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