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Times Cryptic 28634

Author   jackktPosted on 20th June 2023 at 1:40 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I needed an hour for this…

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Times Quick Cryptic 2420 by Alex

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

I was unable to get any rhythm or flow going during my solve and wasted a lot of time hopping around the grid in the process.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1619 (03 June 2023)

Author   jackktPosted on 17th June 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I found this quite easy for the most part and completed it in a single session but there are a couple of answers I haven’t been able to explain to my own satisfaction so I’d welcome your suggestions.

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Times Cryptic 28628

Author   jackktPosted on 13th June 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Goodness me, what a lot of long clues today! No wonder it took me so long to solve as there was a lot of detail to unpack in the parsing.

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Times Cryptic 28622

Author   jackktPosted on 6th June 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

My solving time was 24 minutes for all bar one clue at 9ac which I was unable to resolve after an extensive letter trawl.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2410 by Myles

Author   jackktPosted on 5th June 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this quite straightforward and I hope you did too.

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Times Cryptic 28616

Author   jackktPosted on 30th May 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was my fastest ever solve

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Times Cryptic 28610

Author   jackktPosted on 23rd May 2023 at 1:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

As my solving time would suggest, I found this pretty easy. How did you do?

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Times Quick Cryptic 2400 by Oink

Author   jackktPosted on 22nd May 2023 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I finished this just within my 10 minute target.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1614 (Bank Holiday Monday 08 May 2023)

Author   jackktPosted on 20th May 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I have no solving time for this as I did it over more than one session, but I found it quite easy.

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