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Day: 18th June 2020

Times 27,695: Drowning By Numbers

Author   VerlainePosted on 18th June 2020 at 5:02 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Well this was a belter – a proper Friday challenge in every way, but ALSO a pangram and ALSO containing every cardinal number from ZERO to TEN hidden in the answers. Perhaps the setter was … Read more “Times 27,695: Drowning By Numbers”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1638 by Hurley

Author   rolytolyPosted on 18th June 2020 at 3:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this of very similar difficulty to yesterday’s QC, which I did just beforehand, taking a bit over 7 minutes for each – this was perhaps helped along by doing them after yesterday’s 15×15, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1638 by Hurley”

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27694 Thursday, 18 June 2020 You simply have nothing to fear

Author   ZabadakPosted on 18th June 2020 at 2:19 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I took nearly 30 minutes over this, which is odd because that suggests I found it hard, and I’m not convinced it is. I was not helped by failing with the top left corner, and … Read more “27694 Thursday, 18 June 2020 You simply have nothing to fear”

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