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Day: 17th October 2018

Times 27171 – don’t get led up the wrong garden path

Author   piquetPosted on 17th October 2018 at 6:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A very enjoyable, medium level puzzle today, which had me going in the wrong direction several times, only to discover later I needed to see the clue from a different angle. Oddly, 1d was my … Read more “Times 27171 – don’t get led up the wrong garden path”

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Quick Cryptic 1202 by Flamande

Author   william_j_sPosted on 17th October 2018 at 5:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I’m standing in for Jeremy, who’s back for a double starting next week. A nice mixture of difficulty in the clues, I thought. The first few across and down clues went in straight away, normal service then … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1202 by Flamande”

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