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Day: 4th August 2016

Times Quick Cryptic No 628 by Izetti

Author   rolytolyPosted on 4th August 2016 at 7:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Another lovely puzzle from Izetti, this. Unfortunately I made a complete hash of it: two non-entries and what turned out to be a mistake after 20 minutes. “Putech” for 1ac definitely didn’t look like a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 628 by Izetti”

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Times Cryptic 26482 – August 4, 2016 A Tale of Two…

Author   ZabadakPosted on 4th August 2016 at 3:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

24 minutes dead for this, with a lot of Responsible Commentator checking on the way. A lot of this was solved in a fragmentary way: I had several probable bits of clues in divers places … Read more “Times Cryptic 26482 – August 4, 2016 A Tale of Two…”

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