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Month: February 2025

Times 29145 – up to scratch

Author   piquetPosted on 5th February 2025 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A nicely composed puzzle, with a good sprinkling of wit and nothing to complain about.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2904 by Pipsqueak

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 5th February 2025 at 1:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Breeze-blocked? Don’t worry – you are not alone.

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QC 2903 by Joker: Fancy a Takeaway?

Author   MerlinPosted on 4th February 2025 at 2:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A lot of subtraction(6) clues today, along with a couple of substitutions made this a challenging puzzle.

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Times Cryptic 29144

Author   jackktPosted on 4th February 2025 at 1:20 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this mostly straightforward. How did you do?

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Times Quick Cryptic 2902 by Teazel

Author   KittyPosted on 3rd February 2025 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello all. Thanks to Teazel who kicks off a fresh week of quick cryptics. How did you find it?

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Times 29143 – Solvable!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 3rd February 2025 at 1:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I have had an annoying cold this week, and it seems to have impacted my solving.   I felt very slow solving this one, even though my time was acceptable. 

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Mephisto 3361 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 2nd February 2025 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

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Sunday Times 5148 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 2nd February 2025 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

18:15. I’ve left it very late to blog this and I am a bit tired and emotional after a friend’s daughter’s christening today, so I will keep this brief. Quite a tricky puzzle I think, … Read more “Sunday Times 5148 by Dean Mayer”

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Quick Cryptic 2901 by Wurm

Author   galsprayPosted on 1st February 2025 at 2:31 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Riddle me this…

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1713 – 18 January 2025

Author   JerryWPosted on 1st February 2025 at 1:28 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Hello again. It seems no time at all since my last blog… it is a consequence of all these dratted public holidays that tend to litter this part of the calendar. No worries though, I enjoyed this clever effort. Fine surfaces, all good stuff.

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