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Day: 9th June 2023

Quick Cryptic 2414 by Joker

Author   CuraristPosted on 9th June 2023 at 3:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A below-target 5.45 for me, which suggests it’s on the easy side

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Times Cryptic No 28625 — I fought the law

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 9th June 2023 at 2:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was one of the harder puzzles I’ve managed to complete. Very few clues gave up their secrets easily, but everything was solvable with a bit of chin-scratching.

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In Memoriam Tony Sever: 1944-2023

Author   vinyl1Posted on 9th June 2023 at 12:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

As many of you have heard, our former blogger and long-time commenter Tony Sever passed away in March of this year. 

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