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Month: October 2024

29062 Not Cole’s law then.

Author   ZabadakPosted on 31st October 2024 at 6:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

  I thought I was doing well to get in just under 20 minutes, though I started in rather desultory fashion and spent too long dithering over the emperor, or possibly antique dominion at 5d. … Read more “29062 Not Cole’s law then.”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2821 by Lupa

Author   rolytolyPosted on 31st October 2024 at 1:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this tough.

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Times 29061 – not music to my ears

Author   piquetPosted on 30th October 2024 at 6:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

The second puzzle in the Championship first round, but new to me today.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2820 by Jimmy

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 30th October 2024 at 1:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Nothing here to worry the equines

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QC 2819 by Teazel

Author   MerlinPosted on 29th October 2024 at 1:45 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Well-balanced puzzle from Teazel, I solved at a slightly slower time of 13:22

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Times Cryptic 29060

Author   jackktPosted on 29th October 2024 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this fairly straightforward. How did you do?

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Times Quick Cryptic 2818 by Joker

Author   KittyPosted on 28th October 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hi all. By my clock this was in the middle of the QC difficulty range. A steady solve but I had to engage my brain a bit. Thanks Joker.

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Times 29059 – A Comedy of Errors

Author   vinyl1Posted on 28th October 2024 at 2:57 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I will admit I thoroughly messed up this puzzle.   I couldn’t read my own handwriting, put the word separators in the wrong place, misidentified the literal, etc, etc.   At the same time, I realized this was a high quality puzzle with a lot of novel wordplay.

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Mephisto 3347 – John Grimshaw

Author   glhPosted on 27th October 2024 at 2:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

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Sunday Times 5134 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 27th October 2024 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

6:59. A gentle one from Robert this week, but none the less enjoyable for that, and a couple of amusingly naughty references to liven things up a bit. Definitions are underlined, anagrams indicated like (TIHS)*, … Read more “Sunday Times 5134 by Robert Price”

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