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Month: June 2023

Times 28619 – many called from the vasty deep

Author   william_j_sPosted on 2nd June 2023 at 1:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I was glad to finish in under an hour, as I found this quite difficult.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2408 by Joker

Author   rolytolyPosted on 1st June 2023 at 2:06 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Perhaps a touch on the trickier side today.

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Times 28618: Not the bumper edition

Author   glhPosted on 1st June 2023 at 1:42 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 9:02.  There are several better times than mine in, and I suspect knowing the town at 5 across (which was my last in) and using the British term for the cryptic definition at … Read more “Times 28618: Not the bumper edition”

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Monthly Club Special No 20272 – May 2023

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

It’s that time of month again. A new Monthly Club Special and the answers to last month’s revealed… and blogged. This one took me an age, but I got there in the end. Lots of lovely words and chewy wordplay to enjoy as usual. Thank-you clever setter for the entertainment.

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