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Month: November 2025

Quick Cryptic 3136 by Wurm

Author   jackktPosted on 3rd November 2025 at 1:33 AM3 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I was slow on this one

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Mephisto 3400 – That’s a lot of fish!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 2nd November 2025 at 1:23 AM2 November 2025Categories Mephisto

OK, we’re back to the normal levels of difficulty, so it’s time to get out your Chambers again.   

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5187 by Dean Mayer — the possible dream

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 2nd November 2025 at 12:00 AM12 November 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This one had a distinctly British flavo(u)r—as is only proper, of course. But I got along with it fairly easily. How’d y’all do?

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Quick Cryptic no 3135 by Joker

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 1st November 2025 at 2:03 AM1 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

An excellent and most enjoyable QC from Joker for our Saturday entertainment today

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1756 – how do you handle dangerous cheese?

Author   PenfoldPosted on 1st November 2025 at 12:08 AM1 November 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I found this relatively gentle, with not too much obscurity or convoluted wordplay

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Monthly Club Special No 291 – October 2025

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st November 2025 at 12:05 AM16 October 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

Another monthly treat of  interesting words and inventive wordplay.

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Times Cryptic 29370 – Sat, 25 October 2025. American oblivion.

Author   branchPosted on 1st November 2025 at 12:00 AM31 October 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Fortunately America wasn’t my special subject! Several clues in this one featured facts about the USA that exposed gaps in my knowledge.

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