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Times for The Times: Times and comments on The Times crossword from a team of solvers

Month: June 2023

Times Quick Cryptic No 2418 by Joker

Author   rolytolyPosted on 15th June 2023 at 2:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this quite tricky and made heavy weather of my last three.

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Times 28630 – The walrus, leopard and harp, OK?

Author   ZabadakPosted on 15th June 2023 at 2:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

  No time for me  on this, as I left the clock running during a necessary absence, but probably around 25 minutes, as I stumbled over rather a lot of the clues. As ever, spotting … Read more “Times 28630 – The walrus, leopard and harp, OK?”

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Times 28629 – all that jazz.

Author   piquetPosted on 14th June 2023 at 1:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A good puzzle made all the more enjoyable with the inclusion of some unusual words.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2417 by Pedro

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 14th June 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I didn’t find today’s offering that straightforward and initially wondered whether I might be having an off day….

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QC 2416 by Oink: Piggy in the Middle

Author   MerlinPosted on 13th June 2023 at 2:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A well-balanced puzzle, with plenty to think about but nothing to complain about.

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Times Cryptic 28628

Author   jackktPosted on 13th June 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Goodness me, what a lot of long clues today! No wonder it took me so long to solve as there was a lot of detail to unpack in the parsing.

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Times 28627 – Brave new world!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 12th June 2023 at 3:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was definitely not a typical Monday puzzle.   Even for the clues I solved quickly, I was thinking really, you are expected to know that? 

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Times Quick Cryptic 2415 by Izetti – stop wasting time!

Author   KittyPosted on 12th June 2023 at 1:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hi everybody.  Despite a good start this took me two minutes over average time, so I clearly had to think a bit.

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Sunday Times 5062 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 11th June 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

13:38. A moderately tricky one from Robert this week, up to the usual elegant and entertaining standard.

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Mephisto 3275 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 11th June 2023 at 12:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans! I don’t remember having too much difficulty with this puzzle, but there were plenty of smiles to be had, as I was familiar with a few of the odder entries, particularly the … Read more “Mephisto 3275 – Robert Teuton”

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