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Month: June 2024

Times Cryptic 28944 – Saturday, 15 June 2024. Wind from the south west, driven onto the rocks!

Author   branchPosted on 22nd June 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Oops! At the time I loaded this blog, one published answer made no sense to me! I think it must have been a typo, but we’ll see!!

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Quick Cryptic 2708 by Peridot

Author   CuraristPosted on 21st June 2024 at 6:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Rara avis

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Times Cryptic 28949 — DNF

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 21st June 2024 at 1:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

DNF, consisting of 13 minutes to solve all but one clue, and then 15+ more minutes to not solve that clue.

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Times 28948 – international learning

Author   glhPosted on 20th June 2024 at 2:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 13:43. Looks like we have another Tricky Thursday puzzle on our hands!

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Quick Cryptic No 2707 by Izetti – goodness gracious!

Author   TemplarPosted on 20th June 2024 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A classic QC from the master cluesmith

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Times 28947 – erudite, or what?

Author   piquetPosted on 19th June 2024 at 7:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This is a crossword for Classicists and masochists.

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Quick Cryptic No 2706 by Mara

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 19th June 2024 at 1:19 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Anagram hats on!

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Quick Cryptic 2705 by Teazel

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 18th June 2024 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this on the harder side but maybe it just wasn’t my day.

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Times Cryptic 28946

Author   jackktPosted on 18th June 2024 at 1:34 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I had problems parsing several clues when solving but hope that I have resolved all the queries whilst writing the blog.

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Times for The Times Summer Gathering.

Author   JohninterredPosted on 17th June 2024 at 9:57 AM10 September 2025Categories Meetups and Events

Thanks to all who came on Saturday. It was a great day.

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