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Times Cryptic 29445 – A History Lesson

Author   JerryWPosted on 21st January 2026 at 1:46 AM21 January 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. I found this one about average difficulty, at least by current standards.

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Times Cryptic 29433 – Science Edition

Author   JerryWPosted on 7th January 2026 at 1:56 AM7 January 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. I liked this crossword, which I thought had a distinct tinge of the sciences about it

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Times Cryptic 29421 – Not Quite Christmas Yet!

Author   JerryWPosted on 24th December 2025 at 1:28 AM22 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. This crossword I thought was likeable (Americanisms apart) and not too hard.

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Times Cryptic 29409 – Lyttelton memorial edition..

Author   JerryWPosted on 10th December 2025 at 3:24 AM10 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. This crossword I thought was about average, so easier than some we’ve had recently, and a very pleasant outing.

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Times Cryptic 29397 – A doable one!

Author   JerryWPosted on 26th November 2025 at 1:27 AM26 November 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. This crossword I thought was about average difficulty, or in other words significantly easier than most of the recent ones

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Times Cryptic 29385 – Are you in the Final?

Author   JerryWPosted on 12th November 2025 at 5:40 AM12 November 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This crossword I thought was a little harder than average, with some excellent clues, and a couple I have had significant trouble parsing…

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Times Cryptic 29373 – Could Have Been a Contender?

Author   JerryWPosted on 29th October 2025 at 5:39 AM23 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This crossword I think is the third of the preliminary qualifiers at the Championships earlier this month. I found it harder than the second one, but easier than the first.

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Times Cryptic 29361

Author   JerryWPosted on 15th October 2025 at 5:58 AM15 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An interesting crossword with some fairly advanced vocabulary

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1753 – 27 September 2025 – Another Swansong?

Author   JerryWPosted on 11th October 2025 at 1:26 AM4 October 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

A bit of a curate’s egg this one, with some good clues and some not so good.

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Times Cryptic 29349 – back in the swing of things

Author   JerryWPosted on 1st October 2025 at 6:18 AM1 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Hello again. This crossword I thought was likeable and not too hard. I particularly liked 22ac, informant of mine, and the cat up a tree at 17dn.

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