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Day: 16th April 2020

Times 27,641: Se No Evil

Author   VerlainePosted on 16th April 2020 at 7:01 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I breezed through this one in 5 and a half minutes – there are some very elegant clues, but there’s nothing here I wouldn’t class as rather straightforward. 23ac wins a prize for being topical … Read more “Times 27,641: Se No Evil”

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Times 27640 – let ‘er 24

Author   glhPosted on 16th April 2020 at 2:49 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 11:14 Not sure what to say about this one – there’s a lot of phrases in the grid that I wouldn’t use, and most of them have wordplay that helps you to get … Read more “Times 27640 – let ‘er 24”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1593 by Joker

Author   TheRotterPosted on 16th April 2020 at 1:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This was an absolute delight from Joker, all done and dusted in 13 minutes, so a perfectly targeted quick cryptic as far as I was concerned.  From the very first clue there was much to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1593 by Joker”

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