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Month: October 2025

Times Cryptic 29375 – toil but no trouble

Author   william_j_sPosted on 31st October 2025 at 7:00 AM31 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Thankfully, and for a change, I understand all of the elements of this relatively easy Friday offering.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3134 by Cheeko

Author   JohninterredPosted on 31st October 2025 at 1:49 AM1 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Ouch! A real tester of a Quick Cryptic from Cheeko today.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword  here.

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Times Cryptic 29374 A chorus of approval.

Author   ZabadakPosted on 30th October 2025 at 2:30 AM30 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time: 25:21, so a challenging piece as far as I’m concerned, though full of delights and flashes of sudden realisation. I’d like to say, as a proper blogger, that I worked everything out as I … Read more “Times Cryptic 29374 A chorus of approval.”

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Quick Cryptic 3133 by Izetti

Author   rolytolyPosted on 30th October 2025 at 1:52 AM30 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this quite tough.

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Times Cryptic 29373 – Could Have Been a Contender?

Author   JerryWPosted on 29th October 2025 at 5:39 AM23 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This crossword I think is the third of the preliminary qualifiers at the Championships earlier this month. I found it harder than the second one, but easier than the first.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3132 by Pedro

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 29th October 2025 at 1:28 AM28 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Nothing too tricky it would seem, just took a while to piece together

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QC 3131 by Hurley

Author   MerlinPosted on 28th October 2025 at 1:46 AM28 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Great Crossword today from Hurley

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Times Cryptic 29372

Author   jackktPosted on 28th October 2025 at 1:18 AM28 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Half-way through I checked that I was not solving a QC by mistake.

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Times 29371 – The Force, Luke, Feel!

Author   ulacaPosted on 27th October 2025 at 8:00 AM25 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Essentially, an easy puzzle, but with a few bits that might throw you

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Times Quick Cryptic 3130 by Loon

Author   KittyPosted on 27th October 2025 at 7:00 AM27 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello all, and welcome to Loon. I really enjoyed this debut, finding a little more cryptic cunning on display than on some Mondays, but not enough to extend my time too much: I still took a little under my average time for a QC. Thanks Loon!

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