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Day: 20th January 2017

Saturday Times 26622 (14th Jan)

Author   linxitPosted on 20th January 2017 at 11:51 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solved in 14:00 exactly on the clock, so pretty standard fare for a Saturday. I have a quibble about 5ac, but really enjoyed 26ac and 20dn – extra marks for originality. Across 1 Vehicle getting … Read more “Saturday Times 26622 (14th Jan)”

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Times 26,627: Inauguration Day

Author   VerlainePosted on 20th January 2017 at 8:20 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

It’s possible that not every word in a Times puzzle is carefully chosen in advance to be enormously topical on the date of publication, but I couldn’t help but see this one as a sly … Read more “Times 26,627: Inauguration Day”

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Quick Cryptic 749 by Teazel

Author   galsprayPosted on 20th January 2017 at 8:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Morning all.  This offering from Teazel took me nine and a half minutes to complete.  That means either it was quite tough or I was being a bit thick, so I’ll be interested to hear … Read more “Quick Cryptic 749 by Teazel”

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