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Month: June 2018

Quick Cryptic 1104 by Felix

Author   CuraristPosted on 1st June 2018 at 8:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Well, what to say here? I expect all will find this straightforward for the most part, given the number of parsings that are just A+B+C. I suspect it is deliberately so after a recent series … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1104 by Felix”

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Times 27,053: The Thriller in Vanilla

Author   VerlainePosted on 1st June 2018 at 7:19 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A very competent and concisely clued crossword, but almost unnecessarily straightforward for a Friday – oh well, if you find yourself craving convolution there’s always my Club Monthly blog, also live today. I quite liked … Read more “Times 27,053: The Thriller in Vanilla”

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Monthly Club Special 20,212: XKCD Got Nothing On Me

Author   VerlainePosted on 1st June 2018 at 12:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

There are some Club Monthlies whose sole agenda seems to be to use as many of the “fun” letters of the alphabet as possible, and this puzzle seems to be firmly in that school. COENZYME … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,212: XKCD Got Nothing On Me”

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