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Day: 20th January 2022

Times 28,193: Come-To-Bed Hs

Author   VerlainePosted on 20th January 2022 at 7:00 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

No complaints about the Fridayishness of this. Lots of interesting words containing many Scrabble letters (though the puzzle is a nongram, for lack of an X), and a lot of clues requiring careful unteasing of … Read more “Times 28,193: Come-To-Bed Hs”

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Times 28192 – tricky dicky

Author   glhPosted on 20th January 2022 at 2:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 10:23 I think this is a step up in difficulty from the last few days, though the wordplay is clear for all these entries, there are some unusual terms, particularly my last one … Read more “Times 28192 – tricky dicky”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2053 by Izetti

Author   TheRotterPosted on 20th January 2022 at 1:42 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This was another quick solve for me at just inside 8 minutes, so thanks to the Don for a fairly easy ride on my blogging day.  There have been some tough QCs recently, and this … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2053 by Izetti”

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