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Month: December 2025

Times Cryptic 29418 – Sat, 20 December 2025. Life’s a beach.

Author   branchPosted on 27th December 2025 at 12:00 AM27 December 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Here in Australia, the period around Christmas and New Year is for lazing in the sun. This puzzle was perfectly suited to that lifestyle!

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3182 by Cheeko

Author   JohninterredPosted on 26th December 2025 at 1:22 AM24 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A bit of chewy Quick Cryptic for the Boxing Day holiday today. Did you spot the Nina?

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword entitled “Boxing Day”  here.

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Times Cryptic 29423 – why, how now!

Author   william_j_sPosted on 26th December 2025 at 1:00 AM25 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Not the Boxing Day toughie we anticipated.

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29422 A Yule Blog

Author   ZabadakPosted on 25th December 2025 at 3:03 AM25 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time: 35:31. I don’t think I know how to explain that time, which makes the puzzle look harder than I think it was, but let’s put it down to the excitement of Christmas, an incipient … Read more “29422 A Yule Blog”

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Quick Cryptic 3181 by Pedro

Author   rolytolyPosted on 25th December 2025 at 1:27 AM24 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Bit of a tricky one to keep our senses honed on Christmas Day.

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Times Cryptic 29421 – Not Quite Christmas Yet!

Author   JerryWPosted on 24th December 2025 at 1:28 AM22 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. This crossword I thought was likeable (Americanisms apart) and not too hard.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3180 by Mara

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 24th December 2025 at 1:24 AM22 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Compliments of the season to you all.

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QC 3179 by Tango

Author   MerlinPosted on 23rd December 2025 at 2:27 AM23 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Most enjoyable QC, not too hard, all green in 13:10

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Times Cryptic 29420

Author   jackktPosted on 23rd December 2025 at 2:11 AM22 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found most of this straightforward getting myself bogged down over 4 or 5 clues at the very end.

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Times Quick Cryptic 3178 by Teazel – the pay may vary

Author   KittyPosted on 22nd December 2025 at 7:00 AMCategories Quick Cryptic

Hi everyone. As this will be my last Times blog to be published this year, I’d like to wish you all a lovely festive season, however you celebrate or don’t. See you on the other side!

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