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Day: 16th June 2020

Times Cryptic 27692

Author   jackktPosted on 16th June 2020 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 30 minutes for all but three answers plus another 10 minutes to unravel two of them. I gave up on the third and decided to cheat. As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Cryptic 27692”

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Times Quick Cryptic 1636 by Tracy

Author   ChrisPosted on 16th June 2020 at 1:37 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Pretty rapid progress was held up by one or two gaps around the grid. My end time of just on 10 minutes shows that none of these ended up being too problematic. LOI 21dn, COD … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1636 by Tracy”

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