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Day: 6th February 2020

Times 27,581: Persuasion Equation

Author   VerlainePosted on 6th February 2020 at 5:12 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A Friday puzzle with a pleasantly old-fashioned feel about it, including the most literary clue we’ve had in ages at 8dn and a number of places where it was necessary to get on the setter’s … Read more “Times 27,581: Persuasion Equation”

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Times 27580 – I’m not loving it

Author   glhPosted on 6th February 2020 at 1:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 15:29, but with one silly typo. I’ve been a bit under the weather lately and I have been making more of these typo errors – according to the Times Club leaderboard, 13 of … Read more “Times 27580 – I’m not loving it”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1543 by Tracy

Author   TheRotterPosted on 6th February 2020 at 1:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

First of all, my apologies – I may have messed up the posting of today’s blog.  If you see this twice, it is entirely my fault. I found this to be on the easier side … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1543 by Tracy”

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