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Day: 5th November 2019

Times Cryptic 27500

Author   jackktPosted on 5th November 2019 at 3:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

My solving time was off the scale and I used aids for the unknown 21dn. Perhaps the setter decided to set a stinker to mark the 27500th puzzle, or maybe it was just me? As usual definitions … Read more “Times Cryptic 27500”

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Times Quick Cryptic 1476 by Izetti

Author   ChrisPosted on 5th November 2019 at 1:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Yet another 12 minute solve – but I’ll settle for that for an Izetti with many long answers. There’s plenty of tricky anagrams and so many silky surfaces that it’s hard to pick a COD. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1476 by Izetti”

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