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Author: jackkt

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1769 (Saturday, 3rd January)

Author   jackktPosted on 17th January 2026 at 12:01 AM17 January 2026Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Quite a tricky puzzle.

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Times Cryptic 29438

Author   jackktPosted on 13th January 2026 at 1:34 AM9 January 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Very enjoyable with a few tricky words, meanings and pieces of  wordplay but enough easier clues to keep things moving along. 

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Quick Cryptic 3196 by Pipsqueak

Author   jackktPosted on 12th January 2026 at 1:01 AM12 January 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

At the easier end of the range that we’ve experienced recently. 

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Times Cryptic 29432

Author   jackktPosted on 6th January 2026 at 1:30 AM30 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Nice wordplay and interesting surfaces made this an enjoyable solve.

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Times Cryptic 29426

Author   jackktPosted on 30th December 2025 at 1:26 AM30 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

  Time: 36 minutes to get within one answer of completing the grid but I was unable to finish even after resorting to aids so I gave up and revealed the answer. Apart from that … Read more “Times Cryptic 29426”

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Quick Cryptic 3184 by Hurley

Author   jackktPosted on 29th December 2025 at 1:04 AM28 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

That’s more like it!

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Times Cryptic 29420

Author   jackktPosted on 23rd December 2025 at 2:11 AM22 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found most of this straightforward getting myself bogged down over 4 or 5 clues at the very end.

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Times Cryptic 29414

Author   jackktPosted on 16th December 2025 at 1:28 AM11 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Today we revert to the more traditional Tuesday puzzle on the easier side.

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Quick Cryptic 3172 by Trelawney

Author   jackktPosted on 15th December 2025 at 1:14 AM15 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

  Solving Time: 10 minutes.  A very enjoyable puzzle. The arrival of so many new setters recently has led to innovation and a degree of inconsistency that I’ve found a little unsettling at times, so … Read more “Quick Cryptic 3172 by Trelawney”

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Times Cryptic 29408

Author   jackktPosted on 9th December 2025 at 2:45 AM9 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I bunged in several answers with a shrug knowing they had to be correct but still having doubts about the clues.

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