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Day: 7th December 2024

Quick Cryptic 2853 by Hurley

Author   galsprayPosted on 7th December 2024 at 4:19 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A Quickie from Hurley…

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1703 – 23 November 2024

Author   JerryWPosted on 7th December 2024 at 1:29 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Hello again. This Jumbo was a steady solve. It had some good clues but seemed to have an extraordinary number of clues where alternate letters are removed, and similar. What did you think? Please, do … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1703 – 23 November 2024”

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Times Cryptic 29088 – Saturday, 30 November 2024. Plodder’s paradise.

Author   branchPosted on 7th December 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

It’s fair to say that I ground through this. That’s not to say it was hard, but there were no leaps of inspiration for me.

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