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Day: 22nd April 2023

Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1608 – 10 April 2023

Author   JerryWPosted on 22nd April 2023 at 1:28 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Hello again. I had a little trouble getting going with this one, but once under way I made steady progress until after an hour or so I had just two clues left, 49dn and 52ac, … Read more “Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1608 – 10 April 2023”

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Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1607 – 8th April

Author   JohninterredPosted on 22nd April 2023 at 12:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

This was, I think, the trickiest, but also most fun, Jumbo for quite a while. Lots of witty, deceptive and whimsical definitions and wordplay made for an entertaining tussle.

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Times Cryptic No 28578 – Saturday, 15 April 2023. Sunset and evening star.

Author   branchPosted on 22nd April 2023 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I liked the reference to the Tennyson poem, even though that clue, along with some others at the top right, took me longest to see!

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