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Quick Cryptic 2471 by Felix

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 29th August 2023 at 1:02 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Quite a tricky one at the time I thought, with the SW corner holding out longest.

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Quick Cryptic 2461 by Izetti

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 15th August 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A puzzle from Izetti today, so we know we’re probably not in for a gentle stroll.

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Quick Cryptic 2451 by Joker – Triple Malt

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 1st August 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Nothing unfair or too difficult here but not many write-ins and I had to go through the effort of parsing most answers.

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Quick Cryptic 2441 by Joker

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 18th July 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

One of those puzzles which I tried to make harder than it turned out to be.

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Quick Cryptic 2431 by Oink

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 4th July 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

After last week’s tribulations, I was hoping for something a bit gentler to blog. In part my wish was granted…

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Quick Cryptic 2421 by Orpheus

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 20th June 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I particularly enjoyed this offering from Orpheus – one of my favourite QC’s for some time.

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Quick Cryptic 2411 by Hawthorn

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 6th June 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this tricky in places and was held up a few times before eventually finishing in a bit over 11 minutes.

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Quick Cryptic 2401 by Mara

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 23rd May 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A nice mix of clues here, with some not too difficult anagrams balanced by a few which helped to get the brain into gear for the day ahead.

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Quick Cryptic 2391 by Teazel – Double delight

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 9th May 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A few nefarious characters and what may lie in store for them here.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2381 by Mara

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 25th April 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

The very first clue described my experience with this puzzle.

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