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Day: 22nd July 2021

Times 28,037: Horses for Courses

Author   VerlainePosted on 22nd July 2021 at 9:17 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

As traditional lately, I did a video of the live solve for this, which can be seen at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1095032043 (starts just before the 22 minute mark). Certainly a less exquisitely convoluted puzzle than last week’s, … Read more “Times 28,037: Horses for Courses”

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Times 28036 – my home in a crossword

Author   glhPosted on 22nd July 2021 at 3:53 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 11:21.  Just on my average time, though looking at the first set of solvers I might have had a leg up, particularly with one clue. A lot of hyphenated clues, and I wonder … Read more “Times 28036 – my home in a crossword”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1923 by Hurley

Author   TheRotterPosted on 22nd July 2021 at 1:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A nice concise crossword from Hurley, with plenty of good long answers (which I find help me when solving).  There are a couple of harder bits of parsing, but no obtuse GK.  I was somewhat … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1923 by Hurley”

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