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Month: September 2024

Quick Cryptic 2779 by Oink

Author   TemplarPosted on 12th September 2024 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

It’s that band again.

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Times 29020 – now we go to school

Author   glhPosted on 12th September 2024 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 12:27. Not all the way to Tricky Thursday, but I found this one the most difficult of the week so far.

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Times 29019 – a hive of activity

Author   piquetPosted on 11th September 2024 at 6:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A reasonably gentle offering which took me about twenty minutes.

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Quick Cryptic No 2778 by Teazel

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 11th September 2024 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Something for everyone in this one.

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QC 2777 by Mara

Author   MerlinPosted on 10th September 2024 at 1:44 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Nice Puzzle from Mara, I messed up a few of the clues, leading to a longer than usual time, close to 15 mins.

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Times Cryptic 29018

Author   jackktPosted on 10th September 2024 at 1:38 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I didn’t enjoy this much.

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Times 29017 – One bump or two?

Author   ulacaPosted on 9th September 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was another tricky Monday, I thought.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2776 by Jimmy

Author   jackktPosted on 9th September 2024 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

One at the easier end of the scale for me, but how did you do?

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Mephisto 3340 – By a setter who prefers to remain anonymous!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 8th September 2024 at 1:33 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I didn’t have much difficulty with this puzzle, and finished in one sitting.   I had heard of many of the answers, but as usual the setter likes to use obscure meanings of common words.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5127 by Dean Mayer — neural plasticity test

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 8th September 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I think I passed! A few definitions—as parts of clues and for an entire answer—really had me stretching.

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