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Times Cryptic 28772

Author   jackktPosted on 28th November 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I was a little surprised to find 55 minutes on the clock as I finished because I wasn’t aware that I had been solving particularly slowly.

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Times Cryptic 28766

Author   jackktPosted on 21st November 2023 at 2:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 59 minutes with at least the last 20 of these spent on four clues.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2530 by Izetti

Author   jackktPosted on 20th November 2023 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I was a little disturbed by not knowing the word at 1ac but things went smoothly apart fromĀ  a minor hold up at the end on 11dn and 24ac.

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Times Cryptic 28760

Author   jackktPosted on 14th November 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Pretty straightforward fayre.

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Times Cryptic 28754

Author   jackktPosted on 7th November 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this easy.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2520 by Joker

Author   jackktPosted on 6th November 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Mostly straightforward.

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Times Cryptic 28748

Author   jackktPosted on 31st October 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

The bottom half flew in but I struggled more in the top half.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1639 – 14 October 2023

Author   jackktPosted on 28th October 2023 at 12:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

An enjoyable Jumbo solved over two sessions with only a couple of unknown words or meanings.

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Times Cryptic 28742

Author   jackktPosted on 24th October 2023 at 2:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

57 minutes with ages spent at the end on 16dn and 22ac.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2510 by Mara

Author   jackktPosted on 23rd October 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I missed my revised target by one minute.

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