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Quick Cryptic no 3003 by Mara

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 31st May 2025 at 1:59 AM30 May 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Mara in very gentle mood today.

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Quick Cryptic no 2991 by Hurley

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 17th May 2025 at 1:46 AM17 May 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A good challenge from Hurley today, in which it certainly helps to have your anagram hat on.

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Quick Cryptic no 2979 by Dangle

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 3rd May 2025 at 2:18 AM1 May 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Our third puzzle from Dangle, and a chewy enough challenge.

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Quick Cryptic no 2973 by Juji

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 26th April 2025 at 1:57 AM22 April 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Today we have only the second QC set by Juji, and after a challenging début, the setter appears to have quickly grasped the requirements of a QC.

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Quick Cryptic no 2955 by Corelli

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 5th April 2025 at 1:56 AM5 April 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Another absolute gem from the store of puzzles left us by Richard Rogan

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Quick Cryptic no 2943 by Jalna

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 22nd March 2025 at 1:43 AM20 March 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this a stiff test, and following my solve I would like to coin a new acronym: BTP, or “Biff Then Parse”.

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Quick Cryptic no 2931 by Cheeko

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 8th March 2025 at 2:01 AM7 March 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A puzzle in which your blogger struggled mightily, especially over the parsing.

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Quick Cryptic no 2919 by Felix – X marks the spot

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 22nd February 2025 at 1:30 AM22 February 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Yet another puzzle from the back catalogue of Richard Rogan gems, and this one was a real sparkler I thought.

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Quick Cryptic no 2907 by Shay

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 8th February 2025 at 2:23 AM6 February 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Another new setter, Shay, joins the QC roster and, like some of their recent predecessors, kicks off with what I found was quite a tough puzzle.

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Quick Cryptic no 2895 by Trelawney

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 25th January 2025 at 1:40 AM24 January 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A fairly gentle puzzle from Trelawney in the main, but with a couple of clues that I found required more thought

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