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Day: 30th April 2020

Times 27,653: Cabbages And Kings

Author   VerlainePosted on 30th April 2020 at 5:55 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Another puzzle a little too close to “moderate” rather than “eye-watering” difficulty for my Fridayfied tastes, though I’ll be the first to admit there was some clever and elegant stuff in here. The two definition … Read more “Times 27,653: Cabbages And Kings”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1603 by Breadman

Author   TheRotterPosted on 30th April 2020 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Happy last day of April everyone – I thought it would never end! I think that this is the first QC from Breadman that I have blogged, and I enjoyed doing it despite the solve … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1603 by Breadman”

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Times 27652 – don’t 6, 7, take it 20 at a time

Author   glhPosted on 30th April 2020 at 1:02 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 15:32. It has been rather an odd week, since I breezed through yesterdays while many found it difficult, and I found this one tricky, but there were already three much better times than … Read more “Times 27652 – don’t 6, 7, take it 20 at a time”

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