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Day: 3rd December 2020

Times 27,839: Enough Of Your Sass

Author   VerlainePosted on 3rd December 2020 at 5:07 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Mostly straightforward for a Friday though there were a couple of unusual vocabulary words and some interesting cryptic devices to push my time firmly over the 5 minute solve mark. FOI 1ac, LOI 23ac with … Read more “Times 27,839: Enough Of Your Sass”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1758 by Teazel

Author   rolytolyPosted on 3rd December 2020 at 3:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A couple of tricky bits in this very neatly-worded puzzle from Teazel – at nine minutes it took a minute longer than Tuesday’s done just beforehand. Good, concise clues with smooth surfaces made for a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1758 by Teazel”

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27838 Thursday, 3 December 2020 Pink lemonade

Author   ZabadakPosted on 3rd December 2020 at 2:07 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I felt I made heavier weather of this than it warranted, taking a neat 23 minutes, but since that’s less than three Vs it may be more taxing that that. There are also an appreciable … Read more “27838 Thursday, 3 December 2020 Pink lemonade”

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