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Author: Merlin

QC 2801 by Hurley

Author   MerlinPosted on 8th October 2024 at 1:54 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

16:11, I struggled with both the long down clues, which made the solve slower than it should have been.

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QC 2795 by Breadman — No false DAWNs

Author   MerlinPosted on 1st October 2024 at 2:28 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Not so easy, 14:37. But no false DAWNs today.

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QC 2789 by Jalna

Author   MerlinPosted on 24th September 2024 at 1:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Struggled mightily to get a foothold, and I’ll be opening up the SCC today and putting the kettle on.

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QC 2783 by Pedro

Author   MerlinPosted on 17th September 2024 at 1:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

On the hard side, I took above average time, 15:02.

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QC 2777 by Mara

Author   MerlinPosted on 10th September 2024 at 1:44 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Nice Puzzle from Mara, I messed up a few of the clues, leading to a longer than usual time, close to 15 mins.

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QC 2771 by Alex

Author   MerlinPosted on 3rd September 2024 at 1:44 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Very slow start, took an age before the FOI, things moved on pretty quick for me then. 10:23.

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QC 2765 by Teazel

Author   MerlinPosted on 27th August 2024 at 2:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

14:23 for me, which included a couple of clues where I was searching for a non-existent anagram.

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QC 2759 by Jalna

Author   MerlinPosted on 20th August 2024 at 2:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

As Columbus said when he raised the telescope to his blind eye, “I See no Nina”.  

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QC 2735 by Pipsqueak

Author   MerlinPosted on 23rd July 2024 at 1:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Back on the hard ones again, or I wasn’t on the wavelength and was barking up the wrong tree several times.

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QC 2729 by Orpheus

Author   MerlinPosted on 16th July 2024 at 1:31 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

For me it was Chestnuts 3 NHOs 2, after Extra Time.

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