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Month: April 2024

Times Cryptic 28884 – Saturday, 6 April 2024. A fine afternoon’s diversion.

Author   branchPosted on 13th April 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I actually don’t remember much about this one, but I think it was mostly straightforward. The exception as always was the obscure foreign word clued as an anagram.

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Quick Cryptic 2648 by Breadman

Author   CuraristPosted on 12th April 2024 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Harsh but fair

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Times Cryptic 28889 — My American is showing

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 12th April 2024 at 2:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

35:27. Distinctly off the wavelength here, and I had the sense throughout that this was a particularly British puzzle.

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Quick Cryptic 2647 by Myles – what did the MCC ever do for us?

Author   TemplarPosted on 11th April 2024 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Witty, clever, tricky.

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Times 28888 – … and travel

Author   glhPosted on 11th April 2024 at 1:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 12:11 – and about  third of that on the last two answers! I had to piece together the measurement and the war zone, and I was relieved to find that those turned out … Read more “Times 28888 – … and travel”

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Times 28887 – Who’s Willie?

Author   piquetPosted on 10th April 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A rapid romp though this one, with just a couple of tricky ones.

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Quick Cryptic No 2646 by Teazel

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 10th April 2024 at 1:21 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A puzzle that I found of medium difficulty from Teazel.

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Quick Cryptic 2645 by Bubbles

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 9th April 2024 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

How exciting – a new setter! A big welcome to Bubbles.

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Times Cryptic 28886

Author   jackktPosted on 9th April 2024 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Many of these clues have brilliant surface readings.

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