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Quick Cryptic 3233 by Pedro

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 24th February 2026 at 3:30 AM24 February 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A good Pedro puzzle – enough tricky clues to make this more than a breeze, particularly getting the last few in. 

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Quick Cryptic 3221 by Teazel

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 10th February 2026 at 3:30 AM10 February 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A bit harder than usual for Teazel and I struggled to get going.

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Quick Cryptic 3209 by Teazel

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 27th January 2026 at 3:00 AM27 January 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

The ever-reliable Teazel. Not too hard but with a few speed bumps along the way.

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Quick Cryptic 3197 by Kybos – the kipper’s knickers

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 13th January 2026 at 3:00 AM13 January 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

A very enjoyable and in parts quite difficult puzzle from one of our less common setters.

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Quick Cryptic 3185 by Joker

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 30th December 2025 at 3:30 AM30 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Happy Twixtmas to everyone. 

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Quick Cryptic 3173 by Joker – get a Grip on yourself, Captain!

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 16th December 2025 at 3:00 AM16 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

No two ways about it, I found this one hard. 

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Quick Cryptic 3167 by Juji

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 9th December 2025 at 3:00 AM9 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

No cryptic definitions from Juji to either speed up the solve or muddy the waters this week.

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Quick Cryptic 3161 by Wurm – a tour of foreign parts

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 2nd December 2025 at 3:00 AM1 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found that this geographically entertaining puzzle from Wurm didn’t cause me too many problems.

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Quick Cryptic 3149 by Trelawney

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 18th November 2025 at 3:00 AM17 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A very enjoyable offering from Trelawney today for which I didn’t have any major queries. 

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Quick Cryptic 3137 by Jalna

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 4th November 2025 at 3:00 AM4 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Another Jalna on my watch and no complaints from me.

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