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Day: 30th October 2020

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1464: Hit The North

Author   VerlainePosted on 30th October 2020 at 6:21 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Old Trafford, Leeds, Bootle, Redditch, Scafell Pike? Stop, you’re making me homesick! A nicely crafted puzzle of only moderate difficulty but great entertainment value. I particularly liked 10dn and 28dn for general ingenuity married to … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1464: Hit The North”

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Quick Cryptic 1734 by Tracy

Author   CuraristPosted on 30th October 2020 at 7:59 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this relatively straightforward. Rather a lot of multi-word double definitions. I enjoyed 3d and 5d, and got tripped up by 2d. I came in at c. 8 min. Across 1 Take foolish risks … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1734 by Tracy”

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