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Day: 22nd July 2024

Times Quick Cryptic 2734 by Orpheus – don’t be fed up

Author   KittyPosted on 22nd July 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello everybody. I started apace, but some trickier ones slowed me down to finish in average QC time. Sometimes the right words just don’t come to you. Thanks Orpheus!

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Times 28975 – Yes, it’s my turn!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 22nd July 2024 at 3:33 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This puzzle should not have been that hard, but a number of clues required a little thought.    I only got two across clues on first read, so I started my solve there and gradually spread out.

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