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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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Times Cryptic 29378

Author   jackktPosted on 4th November 2025 at 2:22 AM4 November 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I made very heavy weather of this puzzle

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Quick Cryptic 3136 by Wurm

Author   jackktPosted on 3rd November 2025 at 1:33 AM3 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I was slow on this one

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Times Cryptic 29372

Author   jackktPosted on 28th October 2025 at 1:18 AM28 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Half-way through I checked that I was not solving a QC by mistake.

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Times Cryptic 29366

Author   jackktPosted on 21st October 2025 at 2:18 AM21 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

The top half seemed easy even when some answers were unknown to me…

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Quick Cryptic 3124 by Oink

Author   jackktPosted on 20th October 2025 at 1:22 AM14 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I forgot to note my time.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1754  (04 October 2025)

Author   jackktPosted on 18th October 2025 at 12:30 AM28 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

A pleasant solve apart from two or three obscurities

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