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Quick Cryptic 3125 by Jalna

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 21st October 2025 at 3:00 AM21 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Some nice surfaces and quirky definitions here making for an enjoyable puzzle from Jalna.

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Quick Cryptic 3113 by Jalna

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 7th October 2025 at 2:30 AM7 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I thought this was a medium level difficulty puzzle from Jalna today.

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Quick Cryptic 3101 by Izetti

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 23rd September 2025 at 3:30 AM23 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A bit trickier than Izetti’s puzzle a couple of weeks ago, especially some of the longer answers.

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Quick Cryptic 3089 by Izetti

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 9th September 2025 at 5:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

On the harder end of the Izetti spectrum after several benign ones from our well-known setter.

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Quick Cryptic 3077 by Hurley

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 26th August 2025 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

No bones about it – I found this on the harder side though maybe it was just me.

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Quick Cryptic 3065 by Jalna

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 12th August 2025 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A good challenge from Jalna today, especially to parse everything properly

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Quick Cryptic 3053 by Wurm

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 29th July 2025 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this QC from Wurm to be of above average difficulty.

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Quick Cryptic 3041 by Bjorn – an itsy bitsy teenie weenie bit tricky

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 15th July 2025 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this a bit on the harder side as indicated by my time of 12:55.

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Quick Cryptic 3029 by Dangle

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 1st July 2025 at 3:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this enjoyable offering from Dangle toward the easier end of the QC spectrum with no uncommon words or complicated wordplay. 

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Quick Cryptic 2987 by Peridot

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 13th May 2025 at 3:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I’m perhaps chancing it here, but I don’t think there will be too many complaints about the difficulty level of this puzzle.

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