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Day: 15th December 2020

Times Cryptic 27848

Author   jackktPosted on 15th December 2020 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 40 minutes, but this was a technical DNF. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in square ones]. … Read more “Times Cryptic 27848”

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Times Quick Cryptic 1766 by Wurm

Author   ChrisPosted on 15th December 2020 at 1:52 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

After a great start with 1ac and 1dn going in straight away, it went rather downhill from there so I’m happy that I managed to struggle home just 10 seconds under 10 minutes. COD 21ac … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1766 by Wurm”

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