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Sunday Times 4495 (22 Jul 2012) by Tim Moorey

Author   daveperryPosted on 29th July 2012 at 7:47 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: Only about 30 minutes, but it was a joint effort between me and my father, and I have to confess that he probably beat me to two-thirds of the answers. Had I been … Read more “Sunday Times 4495 (22 Jul 2012) by Tim Moorey”

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Sunday Times 4494 (15 Jul 2012) by Anax

Author   daveperryPosted on 22nd July 2012 at 9:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: I can’t offer a time, I’m afraid, as my Mum & Dad were visiting and they filled quite a few answers in when I wasn’t looking. I can say, however, that even with … Read more “Sunday Times 4494 (15 Jul 2012) by Anax”

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Times 25220

Author   daveperryPosted on 20th July 2012 at 1:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 32:30 Not quite within the half-hour today, but still a fast time for a blogging day. I daresay there will be some fast times by the speed merchants. I probably could have been … Read more “Times 25220”

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Sunday Times 4493 (8 Jul 2012) by Jeff Pearce

Author   daveperryPosted on 15th July 2012 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: About 45 minutes, offline. There were a few words I didn’t know here – NERVA, COTTA & TYCHE, but all were quite easy to get from the wordplay. I enjoyed this one. The … Read more “Sunday Times 4493 (8 Jul 2012) by Jeff Pearce”

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Sunday Times 4492 (1 Jul 2012) by Tim Moorey

Author   daveperryPosted on 8th July 2012 at 10:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: About 40 minutes, over two sessions. I came to post the blog on Saturday night, just after midnight, and discovered that I hadn’t written one. When I went to write on I discovered … Read more “Sunday Times 4492 (1 Jul 2012) by Tim Moorey”

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Times Jumbo 985 (23 Jun 2012)

Author   daveperryPosted on 7th July 2012 at 1:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: I would guess between an hour and a half and two hours which is pretty average for me. Hard to say, though, as I did it in fits and starts over the course … Read more “Times Jumbo 985 (23 Jun 2012)”

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Times 25208

Author   daveperryPosted on 6th July 2012 at 1:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 27 minutes My laptop is still not fixed, so I solved this offline. An offline solve in under half an hour is quite rare for me at the moment, especially on a blogging … Read more “Times 25208”

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Sunday Times 4491 (24 Jun 2012) by Anax

Author   daveperryPosted on 1st July 2012 at 12:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: Unknown – I did this one offline, and I forgot to make a note of the time I took before I shredded it. If I remember rightly it was 40-45 minutes. Plenty of … Read more “Sunday Times 4491 (24 Jun 2012) by Anax”

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Sunday Times 4490 (17 Jun 2012) by Jeff Pearce

Author   daveperryPosted on 24th June 2012 at 12:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: 35:42 A good standard puzzle, I thought. Quite a few straightforward ones to get you started, but a few more interesting ones to slow you down a bit. I liked the deception at … Read more “Sunday Times 4490 (17 Jun 2012) by Jeff Pearce”

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Times 25196

Author   daveperryPosted on 22nd June 2012 at 1:37 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 30:34 Several nice clues stand out today. I liked 7, 10, 13 & 26 in particular. Anyway, it’s late, I’m tired, and I think my laptop is dying, so I’d better get on … Read more “Times 25196”

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