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Times Quick Cryptic No 69 by Izetti

Author   macavity123Posted on 12th June 2014 at 1:47 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Solving time: Easy end of scale. The Don is back with another user-friendly quick crossword that is straightforward to solve and shouldn’t cause too much stress. Nothing caused me any difficulty; there are a couple … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 69 by Izetti”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 64 by Grumpy

Author   macavity123Posted on 5th June 2014 at 2:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Solving time: Easier end of scale. A nice pleasant stroll today in the company of Grumpy. Nothing terribly complex, although I did wonder if 13 across should have had A in the clue as well … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 64 by Grumpy”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 59 by Oran

Author   macavity123Posted on 29th May 2014 at 8:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Morning! Solving time: medium I suspect there might be a few extra solvers today after the slight hiatus yesterday. I found this a bit stiffer than some of the recent puzzles and it needed a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 59 by Oran”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 54 by Flamande

Author   macavity123Posted on 22nd May 2014 at 7:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Apologies for the delay. Check up completed and hearing aids now fitted, so hearing the clack clack of my keyboard for the first time. This may take some getting used to! Today’s puzzle was a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 54 by Flamande”

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Times Jumbo Crossword 1090 – Saturday 3rd May

Author   macavity123Posted on 17th May 2014 at 3:41 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: 48 mins. My first leap from the quickie to the (literally) big league. This was a fairly enjoyable stroll with nothing too troubling. Thanks to our setter. Across 1 STAFF NURSE – Hospital … Read more “Times Jumbo Crossword 1090 – Saturday 3rd May”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 49 by Izetti

Author   macavity123Posted on 15th May 2014 at 4:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

We are nearly at the half century of puzzles in the series; it’ll soon be time for the Times Book of Quick Cryptics, no doubt. And of course, today’s will be in there. The Don … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 49 by Izetti”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 44 by Flamande

Author   macavity123Posted on 8th May 2014 at 10:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Solving time: Straightforward After a couple of days of slightly trickier puzzles, we have a nice straightforward one that should make the newer solvers a little more comfortable. When talking to the newer solvers at … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 44 by Flamande”

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Times Quick Cryptic Number 39 by Mara

Author   macavity123Posted on 1st May 2014 at 1:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello everyone. Time taken: medium It’s that time of the week again and we have a lovely puzzle today which was a pleasure to solve. Think I can work out the identity of our setter … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic Number 39 by Mara”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 34 by Teazel

Author   macavity123Posted on 24th April 2014 at 11:38 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hi everyone. I’m sorry for being late on parade today. Had an early appointment at the hospital that overran because of IT problems. Time taken was a little over 12 minutes. A nice pleasant solve … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 34 by Teazel”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 29 by Myles

Author   macavity123Posted on 17th April 2014 at 1:20 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello everyone. Time: 14 minutes Another enjoyable solve today. I probably took a little longer than I should have done. Nicely written clues with a couple of genuinely classy ones, for example 3 and 5 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 29 by Myles”

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