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Day: 8th December 2021

Times 28156 – and it’s goodnight from him

Author   glhPosted on 8th December 2021 at 3:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 14:13.  I got off to a pretty good start but took a long time to piece together the ones I had to get from wordplay, and was relieved when there were no pink … Read more “Times 28156 – and it’s goodnight from him”

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Times Quick Cryptic 2022 by Trelawney

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 8th December 2021 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Introduction 4:42, which I imagine will be a slowish time by comparison with the speed demons! As often with Trelawney, the puzzles are not usually very taxing, but the clues are very nicely constructed. This … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2022 by Trelawney”

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Times 28155 – … and so Cornish means like a cereal?

Author   piquetPosted on 8th December 2021 at 1:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A meaty Wednesday, this week, not far off a Friday helping, I thought. A couple of definitions on the edge of acceptable, I felt (1a, 15a) and one word at 24d I didn’t know but … Read more “Times 28155 – … and so Cornish means like a cereal?”

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