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Month: January 2025

Times 29116 – first Tricky Thursday of the year!

Author   glhPosted on 2nd January 2025 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 12:47. It is still New Year’s Day here, so Happy New Year from the Eastern part of the USA.

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Quick Cryptic stats for 2024

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 1st January 2025 at 11:51 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Many of us like to keep statistics on our solving times and this post is to allow people to share their experiences of 2024

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Times 29115 – Happy 53 Wednesdays

Author   piquetPosted on 1st January 2025 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This puzzle has us off to a good start, for 2025, although I did find a few of the definitions a stretch.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3187 by Izetti

Author   TemplarPosted on 1st January 2025 at 2:00 AM1 January 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

An enjoyable welcome to 2026.

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Quick Cryptic No 2874 by Joker

Author   DoofenschmirtzPosted on 1st January 2025 at 1:52 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Joker gives us the first QC of 2025. Happy New Year to all.

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Monthly Club Special No 281 – December 2024

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st January 2025 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

Happy New Year, everybody! Here is the blog for our final Monthly Club Special of 2024 – a crossword for the connoisseur with some entertaining wacky vocabulary from the dusty corners of the dictionary and witty wordplay.

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