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Times 26624

Author   jackktPosted on 17th January 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This took me 36 minutes but I ended with one careless error at 4ac. I also lost time along the way having biffed wrong  answers at 1dn and 17dn which gave me incorrect checkers for … Read more “Times 26624”

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Times 26618

Author   jackktPosted on 10th January 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I had problems with this one solved over two sessions and probably need most of an hour in all. In particular I came to grief in the SW corner where the French word eluded me … Read more “Times 26618”

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Times Quick Cryptic 740 by Joker

Author   jackktPosted on 9th January 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I’ve no solving time for this one as I nodded off and returned to it later. I can’t imagine I found it hard as many of the clues are very straightforward, so I must have … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 740 by Joker”

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15 x15 puzzle Thursday 5th January

Author   jackktPosted on 5th January 2017 at 8:19 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Due to an error at the Times, the cryptic puzzle published in Thursday’s newspaper and accessed via the online newspaper was different from the one that appeared on the Club site and it was the … Read more “15 x15 puzzle Thursday 5th January”

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Times Cryptic 26612

Author   jackktPosted on 3rd January 2017 at 12:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This one took me  44 minutes with time lost by having GIN at 7dn based on G{a}IN (get) [a reduced] and the definition as “alcoholic drink”. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions are underlined in … Read more “Times Cryptic 26612”

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Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 01 by Tim Moorey

Author   jackktPosted on 27th December 2016 at 2:30 PM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

A puzzle from the archive that was originally published on Christmas Day 2011 as ST4465.

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Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 02 by Jeff Pearce

Author   jackktPosted on 27th December 2016 at 2:20 PM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

This puzzle is from the archive and was originally published on 21 October 2012 as ST4508.

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Times 26606

Author   jackktPosted on 27th December 2016 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I’ve no solving time for this as I fell asleep in the process but I doubt it was much, if anything, less than an hour. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times 26606”

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Times Quick Cryptic 730 by Joker

Author   jackktPosted on 26th December 2016 at 12:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

When I came to blog this everything seemed perfectly straightforward so I’m not sure why I needed 13 minutes (i.e. 3 over my target time) to complete the grid.  Here’s my blog… As usual definitions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 730 by Joker”

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Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic Extra No 03 by Dean Mayer

Author   jackktPosted on 25th December 2016 at 6:50 PM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

This puzzle is from the archive and was originally published in 8 September 2013 as ST4554.

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