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Day: 17th September 2020

Times 27,773: Gimme Shelter

Author   VerlainePosted on 17th September 2020 at 4:51 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Not the hardest end to a week but not without its tricky clues. It feels like a long time since I could last say it was one corner giving me particular trouble, but I ground … Read more “Times 27,773: Gimme Shelter”

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Times 27772 – my first palindrome!

Author   glhPosted on 17th September 2020 at 2:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 13:14, although even with checking through my answers I managed a particularly silly typo at 13 down, which was one of the ones I felt good about parsing. I think this is a … Read more “Times 27772 – my first palindrome!”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1703 by Pedro

Author   TheRotterPosted on 17th September 2020 at 1:47 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

It is about 6 months since I blogged a Pedro QC, and it is nice to see him back on my bailiwick as I managed to solve this, just, inside my 15 minute target.  Some … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1703 by Pedro”

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