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Month: September 2024

Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1692 – 7th September 2024

Author   JohninterredPosted on 21st September 2024 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

A fun Jumbo that was on the easy side, but none the worse for that.

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Times Cryptic 29022 – Saturday, 14 September 2024. This was a very nice day – don’t have much to say

Author   branchPosted on 21st September 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

My printout is starkly free of comments. How did you all do?

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Times 29027 – more Crab than Speed

Author   william_j_sPosted on 20th September 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Well, this one made me feel rather stupid.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2786 by Mara

Author   JohninterredPosted on 20th September 2024 at 1:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A fairly middle-of-the-road Quick Cryptic from Mara today, I thought. How did you all get on?

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

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29026 Nothing to grouse about.

Author   ZabadakPosted on 19th September 2024 at 6:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

  I’ll content myself this time with simply mentioning that it took me 22 minutes on the dot, rather than trying to hazard a difficulty level. I submitted with a certain amount of trepidation, because … Read more “29026 Nothing to grouse about.”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2785 by Joker

Author   rolytolyPosted on 19th September 2024 at 1:41 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Quality puzzle, quite tricky.

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Times 29025 – what breed of dog did you say?

Author   piquetPosted on 18th September 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A pleasant, mid-level Wednesday puzzle.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2784 by Trelawney

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 18th September 2024 at 1:24 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

An enjoyable melange of words in an accessible grid

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Times Cryptic 29024

Author   jackktPosted on 17th September 2024 at 2:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found enough easy answers to make a confident start in all quarters of the grid but then hit problems and slowed to a crawl.

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QC 2783 by Pedro

Author   MerlinPosted on 17th September 2024 at 1:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

On the hard side, I took above average time, 15:02.

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