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Day: 6th April 2017

TLS Crossword 1167 by Broteas – March 17, 2017

Author   oliviarhinebeckPosted on 6th April 2017 at 7:43 PM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

After just over a year with the new regime at the TLS crossword I’ve come to regard Broteas as the most difficult of our four setters.  He seems to be adept at scrambling any wavelength … Read more “TLS Crossword 1167 by Broteas – March 17, 2017”

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Quick cryptic No 803 by Mara

Author   TheRotterPosted on 6th April 2017 at 5:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

An inexplicable 18 minutes again for me this morning, three minutes outside my target.  However, everything parsed nicely after yesterday’s adventures.  I really liked the long &Lit down clue, and there was plenty more to … Read more “Quick cryptic No 803 by Mara”

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Times 26692 – California dreamin’

Author   glhPosted on 6th April 2017 at 2:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 7:52 – so either on the easier side of things, or just right on my wavelength, or a bit of both. Greetings from a conference in beautiful San Francisco, where the crossword … Read more “Times 26692 – California dreamin’”

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