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Day: 24th August 2017

Quick cryptic No 903 by Hurley

Author   TheRotterPosted on 24th August 2017 at 4:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Another nice puzzle from Hurley, with a little bit of GK (general knowledge) in 12a, 13a and 22a, but all fairly clued.  Hurley traditionally utilises a good mix of clue types, and this is repeated … Read more “Quick cryptic No 903 by Hurley”

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Times 26812 – throw your relatives in the air!

Author   glhPosted on 24th August 2017 at 1:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 10:38, but about two minutes of that was on the crafty clue at 24 down, which is just begging for you to biff in APSES but that just does not work with … Read more “Times 26812 – throw your relatives in the air!”

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