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Author: Johninterred

Times Quick Cryptic No 2918 by Teazel

Author   JohninterredPosted on 21st February 2025 at 1:41 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

An entertaining and none-too-tricky Quick Cryptic from Teazel today.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword  here.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2906 by Cheeko

Author   JohninterredPosted on 7th February 2025 at 1:37 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Another chewy challenge from cheeky Cheeko today, with a couple of tricky clues among the more usual Quick Cryptic fare.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword  here.

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Monthly Club Special No 282 – Jan 2025

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st February 2025 at 12:06 AM3 November 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

The usual monthly delight of entertaining words from the dark corners of the dictionary and inventive wordplay. Thank-you clever setter.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1712 – 11th January

Author   JohninterredPosted on 25th January 2025 at 12:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Another luxury Jumbo for a second week in a row – a class above the ordinary with more richly flavoured wordplay and entertaining surfaces in places, but still not too difficult.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2894 by Oink

Author   JohninterredPosted on 24th January 2025 at 1:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A Quick Crossword of about average difficulty from Oink today,

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “Some Hae Meat”,  here.

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A Literature and Puzzles Conference

Author   JohninterredPosted on 19th January 2025 at 12:23 PM10 September 2025Categories Meetups and Events

An all-day conference about literature and word puzzles in the Auditorium at Magdalen College, Oxford on 21st March

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Sunday Times Crossword 1565 from 1955

Author   JohninterredPosted on 12th January 2025 at 10:31 AM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

To celebrate the centenary of the first Sunday Times crossword, a number of old puzzles have been published today. This is puzzle 1565 from 1955.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2882 by Izetti

Author   JohninterredPosted on 10th January 2025 at 1:47 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Today’s Quick Cryptic from Izetti was an enjoyable tussle.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword  here.

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Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1707 – 21st December 2024

Author   JohninterredPosted on 4th January 2025 at 12:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I found this Jumbo mostly quite straightforward but with one or two chewy bits.

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Author   JohninterredPosted on 3rd January 2025 at 11:35 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

For those of you who comment without registering for the site and logging in….

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