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Day: 16th June 2021

Times Quick Cryptic 1897 by Joker

Author   william_j_sPosted on 16th June 2021 at 12:51 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A bit of slang I didn’t know (5dn), but this didn’t really hold me up. Otherwise, staple fare finished comfortably within target. After a second look, I thought there might have been something fishy going … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1897 by Joker”

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Times 28005 – right on the money.

Author   piquetPosted on 16th June 2021 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was one of those puzzles, for me, where the entry points are slow to arrive, then the answers come thick and fast, until you’re left with a couple of obstinate ones (2d, 4d) which … Read more “Times 28005 – right on the money.”

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