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Day: 12th July 2025

Difficulty of Quick Crosswords by Setter

Author   starstruck_auPosted on 12th July 2025 at 8:29 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

For devotees of the QUITCH, there is now an analysis of the difficulty by setter. You can find it by starting here. There is also a link available at the top of the Trends page … Read more “Difficulty of Quick Crosswords by Setter”

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Quick Cryptic no 3039 by Hurley

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 12th July 2025 at 2:19 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

An elegant and enjoyable puzzle from Hurley which should not cause too many alarms.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1739 (Saturday 28 June 2025)

Author   jackktPosted on 12th July 2025 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

There were some helpful gimmes but many very tricky clues, answers and wordplay along the way.

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Times Cryptic 29274 – Sat, 5 July 2025. Know wot I mean, guv?

Author   branchPosted on 12th July 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

A few interesting and unfamiliar words here, including one I didn’t realise came from Cockney Rhyming Slang.

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