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Month: July 2024

Times 28983 – Baroque and roll.

Author   piquetPosted on 31st July 2024 at 7:06 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was one of those puzzles where ten per cent of the clues took ninety per cent of the time, and vice versa.

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Quick Cryptic No 2742 by Rongo

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 31st July 2024 at 1:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this one easier than many have been recently, and enjoyed it.

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Quick Cryptic 2741 by Jalna

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

A pleasant ramble until I lost my way at the very end.

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Times Cryptic 28982

Author   jackktPosted on 30th July 2024 at 1:31 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

1000 and still counting!!

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Times Cryptic 28981

Author   KittyPosted on 29th July 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Hi all. I don’t do many Times biggies, but I don’t think I’ve done any faster than this. I liked 3d best. Thanks setter!

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Times Quick Cryptic 2740 by Izetti

Author   jackktPosted on 29th July 2024 at 1:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Rather a slow start for me.

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Mephisto 3334 – Well within my Ken!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 28th July 2024 at 2:21 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I found this one challenging enough, but still manged to finish in one sitting – not that it wasn’t pretty late into Saturday evening, but I finished.  

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5121 by Dean Mayer — allow me to elaborate…

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 28th July 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This wasn’t a piece of cake, but it was clearly fresh.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1683 – 13 July 2024

Author   JerryWPosted on 27th July 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Hello again. A lot of UNs in this crossword.. unsaintliness, undeserve, unpunctuality.. not really complaining, but not words I would normally use. And as for prewar Polish composers…

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Quick Cryptic no 2739 by Jimmy

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 27th July 2024 at 1:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A rare puzzle by Jimmy, only the third from this setter.

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