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Day: 25th April 2017

Times 26708 – “I’m a substitute….

Author   vinyl1Posted on 25th April 2017 at 3:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 32 minutes Music: Art Bears: Hopes and Fears I got through this one fairly quickly until the very end, and then became thoroughly stuck. The three that did me in were the ‘attache’/’coati’/’naked … Read more “Times 26708 – “I’m a substitute….”

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Quick Cryptic 816 by Flamande

Author   ChrisPosted on 25th April 2017 at 1:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

The crossings of 17ac, 3dn and 18dn caused delay in this otherwise fairly straightforward yet very entertaining puzzle. I’m currently unsure about the parsing of ‘m’ in 17ac – but hope it’ll become clear as … Read more “Quick Cryptic 816 by Flamande”

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