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Day: 14th April 2017

Times 26,699: Alternative Facts

Author   VerlainePosted on 14th April 2017 at 8:44 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I’d had a solid tip-off about the identity of today’s setter, and was delighted as they’re one of my very favourites, but I also knew what I was in for: incredibly careful, devious cluing that … Read more “Times 26,699: Alternative Facts”

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Quick Cryptic 809 by Tracy

Author   galsprayPosted on 14th April 2017 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Good Friday, good puzzle.  Nothing too obscure in the answers, a nice spattering of anagrams, and most of the definitions were right there at the start of the clue (actually, ALL the across clues had … Read more “Quick Cryptic 809 by Tracy”

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TLS Crossword 1168 by Talos – March 24, 2017

Author   ZabadakPosted on 14th April 2017 at 1:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

I found this pretty accessible (for which read I knew some of the information needed) and took around 34 minutes to solve. It contains probably one of the easiest quotation clues ever to grace this … Read more “TLS Crossword 1168 by Talos – March 24, 2017”

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