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Day: 15th April 2021

Times 27,953: Am I My Blogger’s Keeper?

Author   VerlainePosted on 15th April 2021 at 6:30 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Medium-hard I reckon, with some very nice surfaces and cluing to make this go down a smooth treat. I very much liked the “(very!) unsubtle alternative to the key” and the highly relatable surface to … Read more “Times 27,953: Am I My Blogger’s Keeper?”

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Times 27952 – all this and some biochemistry

Author   glhPosted on 15th April 2021 at 3:29 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 14:47.  That is a little bit longer than my usual, and looking at some of the early scores, I think this is going to fall into the more difficult camp. I am hoping … Read more “Times 27952 – all this and some biochemistry”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1853 by Pedro

Author   TheRotterPosted on 15th April 2021 at 1:32 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This was a relatively easy solve (12 minutes for me) but with a couple of pieces of chewy parsing along the way.  Not too much esoteric general knowledge required, although 11a, 1d, 4d may cause … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1853 by Pedro”

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