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Day: 8th July 2016

Times 26,459: Hong Kong Phooey

Author   VerlainePosted on 8th July 2016 at 7:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This seemed very straightforward for a Friday – though perhaps non-classicists might have paused marginally longer over 5dn and 16dn, I don’t know. Straightforward or not, it still took me over the 10 minutes mark, … Read more “Times 26,459: Hong Kong Phooey”

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Quick Crossword 609 by Pedro

Author   emu66Posted on 8th July 2016 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Lots to enjoy in this one. I liked the repeated openings of 1a and 7a, and the use of setter’s name in 13d. LOI and COD, 8d, great definition, and could so easily, and incorrectly, … Read more “Quick Crossword 609 by Pedro”

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TLS Crossword 1130 by Myrtilus – June 17, 2016

Author   ZabadakPosted on 8th July 2016 at 12:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

Another fine offering from Myrtilus, with a pretty consistent theme of travelling or just being on holiday. It took me 38.26, and while there is one reference I can’t pin down, there was nothing to … Read more “TLS Crossword 1130 by Myrtilus – June 17, 2016”

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