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Times Cryptic 28736

Author   jackktPosted on 17th October 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An enjoyable solve with some nice touches of humour.

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Times Cryptic 28730

Author   jackktPosted on 10th October 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An enjoyable puzzle.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2500 by Orpheus

Author   jackktPosted on 9th October 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

There are some tricky bits and pieces here so I shan’t try to predict how this will go down with the room.

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Times Cryptic 28724

Author   jackktPosted on 3rd October 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this surprisingly easy considering that there were several words unknown to me.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo Special. Published Sunday 17 September 2023 in the GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE supplement

Author   jackktPosted on 27th September 2023 at 3:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: 40 minutes.

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Times Cryptic 28718

Author   jackktPosted on 26th September 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I had all but four answers as I reached my half-hour target.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2490 by Hurley

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

I found this reasonably straightforward but I’m sure as usual there will be a full range of experiences to report.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1634 and 09 September 2023

Author   jackktPosted on 23rd September 2023 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solved in one session but I had a number of clues scattered around the grid that held out until the very end.

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Times Cryptic 28712

Author   jackktPosted on 19th September 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An enjoyable solve

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Special extra puzzle now available…

Author   jackktPosted on 18th September 2023 at 7:28 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Those of you not who did not see the ST blog last Sunday or are not signed up to receive Mick Hodgkins’s weekly newsletter may not know that a special cryptic puzzle was published on … Read more “Special extra puzzle now available…”

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