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Day: 21st May 2022

Minor Enhancements

Author   JohninterredPosted on 21st May 2022 at 4:21 PM10 September 2025Categories Site Updates

The site has been open to all for a week now with no significant problems. Hooray! So now we can start thinking of enhancements. Thanks to all who have provided suggestions via the Enhancement Suggestions page or Contact Us Form. Today, two of the most popular that were not too hard to do have been introduced…

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1555 – 7 May 2022

Author   KittyPosted on 21st May 2022 at 9:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Hello everyone.  This felt like a very well balanced puzzle in terms of difficulty: the distribution of filled answers stayed even as I solved, and my pace remained steady.  All very enjoyable too.  Thanks setter!

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Times Cryptic No 28290 – Saturday, 14 May 2022. Summer’s coming …

Author   branchPosted on 21st May 2022 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

A cocktail, a light novel, a tropical island or Spanish dance. I definitely got the impression the setter might be thinking of a summer getaway. My LOI was 4A, which jumped out when I found the right French city. Overall, good fun!

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