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Day: 5th January 2021

Times Cryptic 27866

Author   jackktPosted on 5th January 2021 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Times Cryptic 27866 Solving time: 38 minutes with one partially wrong answer at 8dn. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other … Read more “Times Cryptic 27866”

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Times Quick Cryptic 1781 by Tracy

Author   ChrisPosted on 5th January 2021 at 1:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this a little tricky and completed in just under 11 minutes. 1dn had me torn between two potential answers (only one valid) and LOI 16dn took some staring at to see an animal … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1781 by Tracy”

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