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Day: 2nd June 2022

Jumbo

Author   jackktPosted on 2nd June 2022 at 7:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

For those who may not know already, today is a Bank Holiday in the UK and there is a Cryptic Jumbo #1559 available. I’m not sure if we will get another one for  tomorrow’s  Platinum Jubilee  so look out for it just in case.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2148 by Breadman

Author   rolytolyPosted on 2nd June 2022 at 3:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A fun mix of clues today that took me just over the 10 minute mark, thanks to two minutes at the end spent trying to think of homophones of reptiles at 11d – there was some elusive (or perhaps illusive) caiman type creature that remained on the tip of my tongue. Good stuff – many thanks to Breadman!

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Times 28306 Everything you wanted to know….

Author   ZabadakPosted on 2nd June 2022 at 2:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

  Not, from my point of view, a particularly taxing puzzle, completed in 13 minutes, but pleasant enough. There are some exotic words, in Hebrew, French and herbal English, and a name which some of … Read more “Times 28306 Everything you wanted to know….”

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