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Day: 12th November 2020

Times 27,821: Exit, Pursued By Friday The 13th

Author   VerlainePosted on 12th November 2020 at 5:05 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Some challenging clues in this appropriately Friday-the-thirteenth-ish puzzle which kept me busy for a full quarter hour. FOI 6ac, LOI the simply clued but NHO 21ac. Lots of great clues but special mention to the … Read more “Times 27,821: Exit, Pursued By Friday The 13th”

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Times 27820 – brush up on your philosophy

Author   glhPosted on 12th November 2020 at 4:24 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 15:12, but with one silly typo in 8 down, so a pink square of doom. I struggled with this, and I am a little miffed at the setter for clueing the name of … Read more “Times 27820 – brush up on your philosophy”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1743 by Tracy

Author   TheRotterPosted on 12th November 2020 at 1:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this quite tough for a Tracy, taking longer than my 15-minute target, at 16 minutes.  There is no really hard General Knowledge needed (maybe FORFAR is a bit UK-centric), countered by GRACELAND, which … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1743 by Tracy”

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