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Month: May 2024

Times 28931 – the lunatic, the lover, and the poet

Author   william_j_sPosted on 31st May 2024 at 7:00 AM30 May 2024Categories Daily Cryptic

Disappointed to find a pink square after my efforts to get this difficult but entertaining puzzle solved.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2690 by Teazel

Author   JohninterredPosted on 31st May 2024 at 1:14 AM1 June 2024Categories Quick Cryptic

Teazel provides us today with a neat Quick Cryptic that is a bit tricky in parts.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here. 

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28930 THE [squiggly bit] TIMES

Author   ZabadakPosted on 30th May 2024 at 7:25 AM30 May 2024Categories Daily Cryptic

  I found this rather fun, and thought I was quicker than my 18.08. I definitely slowed towards the SE, with the specialist field and the steel proving elusive despite some pretty kind cluing, and … Read more “28930 THE [squiggly bit] TIMES”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2689 by Kenny

Author   rolytolyPosted on 30th May 2024 at 1:40 AM29 May 2024Categories Quick Cryptic

A few trickier things held me up at the end, in a good quality puzzle from Kenny… but the (possible) theme escapes me.

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Times 28929 – spot the difference.

Author   piquetPosted on 29th May 2024 at 7:03 AM25 May 2024Categories Daily Cryptic

Another pleasant but undemanding Wednesday puzzle.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2688 by Trelawney

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 29th May 2024 at 1:16 AM28 May 2024Categories Quick Cryptic

The Squire’s brow engulfs us with a wealth of interesting words…

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Times Cryptic 28928

Author   jackktPosted on 28th May 2024 at 2:03 AM26 May 2024Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this hard

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QC 2687 by Oink

Author   MerlinPosted on 28th May 2024 at 1:35 AM28 May 2024Categories Quick Cryptic

Some great surfaces here, I don’t usually read surfaces much, as I am too busy trying to decrypt them. 1A for example is a perfectly natural English phrase.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2686 by Jalna – be sure to spell your down answers with care

Author   KittyPosted on 27th May 2024 at 7:00 AM27 May 2024Categories Quick Cryptic

Hi everyone.  Apart from a careless spelling error this went smoothly. No particular favourites, but all enjoyed.  Thanks Jalna!

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Times 28927 – A nice kettle of fish!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 27th May 2024 at 2:16 AM27 May 2024Categories Daily Cryptic

This one was certainly not that difficult, and I started  fairly quickly, and then got to biffing answers, hoping for a good time.   Unfortunately, my biffing skills suddenly failed me, and I had a hard time getting back into cryptic mode to clean up the extended SE.

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