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Day: 8th March 2017

Times 26667 – finding the birthplaces of Zeus

Author   piquetPosted on 8th March 2017 at 7:55 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I really enjoyed this one, a tad trickier than my recent blogging challenges but not unreasonably difficult; about half an hour to finish, parse and check a couple of ‘must be’ answers. It seems to … Read more “Times 26667 – finding the birthplaces of Zeus”

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Quick Cryptic 782 by Howzat

Author   nick_the_novicePosted on 8th March 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this quite a tricky puzzle from Howzat – I believe only the second time he or she has set a QC – and a good work out. Nothing obscure (although 23ac is probably … Read more “Quick Cryptic 782 by Howzat”

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