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Day: 4th March 2021

Times 27,917: Taken Down A Peg Or Two

Author   VerlainePosted on 4th March 2021 at 4:58 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I made a 15-minute meal of this, a lot of that due to having an alternative answer in at 4dn, which made the NHO 11ac much too hard to spot. There were some easy clues … Read more “Times 27,917: Taken Down A Peg Or Two”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1823 by Hurley

Author   TheRotterPosted on 4th March 2021 at 1:20 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I really enjoyed this puzzle from Hurley, completing it in just under 12 minutes, but there are some traps along the way.  I think that my COD is 1a (I may have been influenced by … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1823 by Hurley”

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Times 27916 – roll roll roll your boat

Author   glhPosted on 4th March 2021 at 1:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 8:12.  Judging by the other early times, I think I was very much on the setter’s wavelength today, since my time is a bit under my average, but the other early bird are … Read more “Times 27916 – roll roll roll your boat”

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