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Day: 1st March 2022

Monthly Club Special 20,257: Blue Suede Clues

Author   VerlainePosted on 1st March 2022 at 9:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

In shock news, best crossword of the month continues to be best. I loved the surfaces of the brace of Presley clues at 20 and 21dn, and revelled in the audacious cryptic constructions and excellently … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,257: Blue Suede Clues”

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Times Cryptic 28226

Author   jackktPosted on 1st March 2022 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

My performance this week was a lot better than last time and I finished in 20 minutes. There were no unknown answers and only one unknown in the wordplay – at 8dn. When  blogging I … Read more “Times Cryptic 28226”

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Times Quick Cryptic 2081 by Izetti (Izippi!)

Author   ChrisPosted on 1st March 2022 at 1:51 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Very zippy indeed today, charging home in 5:43. Didn’t get 1ac at first go so started with 4ac 6ac and worked quickly down the left and up the right finishing with 1ac and then 5dn. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2081 by Izetti (Izippi!)”

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