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Day: 14th February 2017

Quick Cryptic 766 by Orpheus

Author   ChrisPosted on 14th February 2017 at 1:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Some unusual vocabulary/use of terms to be found in some definitions (11ac, 12dn, 13ac and 20ac) but all clued so that they couldn’t really be anything else. These gave me the additional pleasure of diving … Read more “Quick Cryptic 766 by Orpheus”

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Times 26648

Author   jackktPosted on 14th February 2017 at 12:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I’ve no proper time to offer for this because after a very good start I lost concentration, became bogged down and nodded off. On resumption it came together easily enough but from start to finish, … Read more “Times 26648”

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