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Day: 21st April 2022

Times 28,271: God Loves A 11ac

Author   VerlainePosted on 21st April 2022 at 6:38 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Not excessively hard but rather fun. I was much taken with 26a and its possible back-construction from the fact of the existence of something called the Zoot Suit Riots, and 22dn where “last bit of … Read more “Times 28,271: God Loves A 11ac”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2118 by Hurley

Author   rolytolyPosted on 21st April 2022 at 3:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Towards the easier side of things today from Hurley, with a number of the clues pointing fairly unambiguously to the answer. A few seconds spent at the end on 9d and 17ac, but more because … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2118 by Hurley”

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28270 Thursday, 21 April 2022 Hi ho, Silver!

Author   ZabadakPosted on 21st April 2022 at 2:24 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An avoidable typo spoiled my taking possession of the early head of the leaderboard, but I’ll still say I got through this in 13.34, and would have been quicker if I hadn’t diligently and carefully … Read more “28270 Thursday, 21 April 2022 Hi ho, Silver!”

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