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Day: 22nd November 2025

Quick Cryptic 3153 by Shay

Author   galsprayPosted on 22nd November 2025 at 2:13 AMCategories Quick Cryptic

Nice middling Quickie from Shay today, and a chance for me to bang on again about a familiar theme.  I’m talking about the most obvious but overlooked tip in solving cryptic crosswords – “look for … Read more “Quick Cryptic 3153 by Shay”

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Times Cryptic 29388 – Sat, 15 November 2025. Two easy!

Author   branchPosted on 22nd November 2025 at 12:00 AM24 November 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I started this one over supper. The better half of the BRANCH household demonstrated an impressive talent for looking at the grid and saying, “that one looks like X”.

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