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Day: 1st March 2024

Quick Cryptic 2612 by Breadman

Author   CuraristPosted on 1st March 2024 at 6:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A little bit harder than usual, I think

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Times Cryptic No 28853 — Just my speed

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 1st March 2024 at 1:28 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

19:01. With my level of energy tonight, this was the sort of puzzle I was hoping for: not too easy, not too hard. Some longer ones were biffable, yet others I had to work out carefully from the wordplay.

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Monthly Club Special 271 – Feb 2024

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st March 2024 at 12:06 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

Phew! That was quite a workout! The usual esoteric vocabulary and some very inventive wordplay, but I think I’ve managed to work it all out. Thank-you clever setter.

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