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jackkt29th July 2025 at 1:46 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I found this quite tough in places

Times Quick Cryptic 3052 by Hurley

jackkt28th July 2025 at 1:10 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

Dare I say mostly straightforward?

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jackkt22nd July 2025 at 1:20 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

A puzzle of two halves.

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jackkt15th July 2025 at 2:01 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

I got off to a great start at the top of the grid but then slowed down drastically.

Times Quick Cryptic 3040 by Wurm

jackkt14th July 2025 at 1:09 AM10 September 2025Quick Cryptic

A fairly straightforward offering from Wurm for the most part.

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1739 (Saturday 28 June 2025)

jackkt12th July 2025 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

There were some helpful gimmes but many very tricky clues, answers and wordplay along the way.

Homophonic clues

jackkt8th July 2025 at 1:49 PM10 September 2025Announcement

Following discussions in the 15×15 blog (Tuesday 8th July) and many previous occasions about homophone clues I decided to seek the view of Google Gemini on the subject. I wasn’t entirely happy with the first … Read more “Homophonic clues”

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jackkt8th July 2025 at 1:23 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

A little more variety in the clue construction would have made this more interesting.

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jackkt1st July 2025 at 1:16 AM10 September 2025Daily Cryptic

Mostly straightforward.

Times Quick Cryptic 3028 by Trelawney

jackkt30th June 2025 at 1:15 AM9 October 2025Quick Cryptic

A very enjoyable offering from the Squire.