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Day: 27th March 2020

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1429: Creepy Crawly Cluey

Author   VerlainePosted on 27th March 2020 at 11:37 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

On the easier side I thought, but not egregiously so. My favourites this time were 26ac for the oldie-but-goodie “Harry” as anagrind; 36dn for being ridiculously hard to parse yet satisfying when I finally did; … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1429: Creepy Crawly Cluey”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1579 by Hurley

Author   JohninterredPosted on 27th March 2020 at 1:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I took quite a bit longer than usual to complete this QC finishing in just under 7 minutes, but we’ve had quite a few head-scratchers already over the last 2 weeks, haven’t we?  I had … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1579 by Hurley”

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