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Day: 1st March 2023

Times Quick Cryptic No 2342 by Joker

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 1st March 2023 at 1:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this on the easier end of the scale from Joker, with lots of puns and a refreshing absence of long anagrams.

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Times 28539 – thriving area, with no rats.

Author   piquetPosted on 1st March 2023 at 12:52 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

 I enjoyed this puzzle, finding little to slow down the horses, on St. David’s Day.

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Monthly Club Special No 20269 – Feb 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st March 2023 at 12:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

Quintessentially quirky with quite a quantity of Qs, including a queue of them in the middle of a diagonal. Yes it’s the Monthly Club Special providing, once again, cruciverbal entertainment like none other.

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