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Day: 27th December 2016

Sunday Times 4726 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 27th December 2016 at 8:00 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I would normally wait a week to post this, but the solution to this puzzle has already been published so I’ll just go ahead, now that I have a little bit of time in which … Read more “Sunday Times 4726 by David McLean”

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Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 01 by Tim Moorey

Author   jackktPosted on 27th December 2016 at 2:30 PM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

A puzzle from the archive that was originally published on Christmas Day 2011 as ST4465.

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Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 02 by Jeff Pearce

Author   jackktPosted on 27th December 2016 at 2:20 PM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

This puzzle is from the archive and was originally published on 21 October 2012 as ST4508.

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Quick Cryptic 731 by Izetti

Author   ChrisPosted on 27th December 2016 at 9:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I had thought this might be a gentle, festive offering today – but our setter has finer ideals in mind. Having divined that we’d got a little soft and flabby over Christmas, Izetti has thoughtfully … Read more “Quick Cryptic 731 by Izetti”

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Times 26606

Author   jackktPosted on 27th December 2016 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I’ve no solving time for this as I fell asleep in the process but I doubt it was much, if anything, less than an hour. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times 26606”

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