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Month: November 2024

Times Quick Cryptic 2839 by Orpheus

Author   TemplarPosted on 21st November 2024 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

It’s that clown again.

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Times 29080 – yep, it’s Tricky Thursday!

Author   glhPosted on 21st November 2024 at 1:59 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 14:19.

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Times 29079 – don’t look up.

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

A rather curious puzzle, the shorter clues were more of a struggle than the longer ones.

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Quick Cryptic No 2838 by Pipsqueak

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 20th November 2024 at 1:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this to be a puzzle of easy to medium difficulty.

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QC 2837 by Peridot

Author   MerlinPosted on 19th November 2024 at 2:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I think this is Peridot’s just third appearance. 14:01 for me. Yes, not all your bloggers are speedsters, according to the Quitch, this is my average time.

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Times Cryptic 29078

Author   jackktPosted on 19th November 2024 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A good mix of clues with one notable exception. 

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Times 29077 – In which a shibboleth clue will sort the sheep from the goats

Author   ulacaPosted on 18th November 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I thought there was a lot of nice stuff going on here and enjoyed myself a lot.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2836 by Teazel

Author   jackktPosted on 18th November 2024 at 1:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this mostly straightforward but was delayed by one clue.

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Mephisto 3350 – Small Latin, but a heck of a lot of Greek!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 17th November 2024 at 1:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Well, John Grimshaw is back, but in a tamed version.   I was able to solve this puzzle, and parse every answer, but it was not exactly a pushover.   I would say this is exactly the right level  of difficulty that most Mephisto solvers would find enjoyable.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5137 by Robert Price — bloody good

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 17th November 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I don’t remember having much trouble with this one, once I finally got started. It is, at least, all clear on looking back.

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