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Day: 21st November 2018

Times 27195 – TCC Heat 1 puzzle 1 or 3 (not sure which).

Author   piquetPosted on 21st November 2018 at 6:54 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Last week I assumed the first puzzle from the TCC offered in the paper would have been the first one of the three presented to contenders. Apparently it wasnt, it was the second one in … Read more “Times 27195 – TCC Heat 1 puzzle 1 or 3 (not sure which).”

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Quick Cryptic 1227 by Hurley

Author   william_j_sPosted on 21st November 2018 at 5:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

One in which to savour the surface readings (at least on reflection). Somewhere inbetween Monday’s and Tuesday’s in difficulty, so fairly straightforward, I had only to learn the hat at 12dn and RI (rather than a more … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1227 by Hurley”

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