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Day: 28th November 2017

Times Cryptic 26894

Author   jackktPosted on 28th November 2017 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this one quite hard work and needed 55 minutes to complete it, but thankfully without resort to aids as there were no difficult words or references. As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Cryptic 26894”

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Times Quick Cryptic 971 by Flamande

Author   ChrisPosted on 28th November 2017 at 1:26 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This grid was defined, to me, by the four 11 letter clues. I enjoyed 17ac and cod 5dn and struggled with the (part) anagrams in 9dn and loi 11ac. Add these to some African warriors … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 971 by Flamande”

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