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Day: 22nd August 2019

Times 27,437: Double Def Con One

Author   VerlainePosted on 22nd August 2019 at 11:01 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I didn’t enjoy this puzzle nearly as much as it deserved due to coming to it all steamed up from Abettergate in the QC, but it was really rather good, with lots of very assured … Read more “Times 27,437: Double Def Con One”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1423 by Felix

Author   TheRotterPosted on 22nd August 2019 at 1:52 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This one took me less than 11 minutes, so is relatively easy by my reckoning – I hope you found it likewise. “I was driving a roomy furniture van full of yeast and noodles up … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1423 by Felix”

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Times 27436 – a shell game?

Author   glhPosted on 22nd August 2019 at 12:55 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 10:22 but with one very careless error as I was so convinced 1 across had a double L that I forced it in without thinking about where the I needed to go. So … Read more “Times 27436 – a shell game?”

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