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Author: Merlin

QC 2591 by Mara

Author   MerlinPosted on 6th February 2024 at 1:46 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Good puzzle from Mara, all green after 13:13, but one clue required assistance to winkle out the parsing.

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QC 2579 by Oink

Author   MerlinPosted on 23rd January 2024 at 2:49 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This offering from Oink was fair, with quite a few that proved biff-resistant, 13:06 for me.

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QC 2567 by Breadman

Author   MerlinPosted on 9th January 2024 at 2:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Welcome to 2024, and on my “1 second = 1 year” system my target for the puzzle now creeps up to 20:24. I did not make it today.

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QC 2556 by Kenny

Author   MerlinPosted on 26th December 2023 at 2:35 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Our setter, Kenny, has put a few gold coins in the Christmas Pudding. A couple of clues were unexpected and bright but easy to break your teeth on.

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QC 2546 by Myles

Author   MerlinPosted on 12th December 2023 at 2:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Several chewy clues slowed me down. I’d not come across this setter before.

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QC 2536 by Orpheus

Author   MerlinPosted on 28th November 2023 at 2:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A few tricky ones meant I visited the SCC again on this one.

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QC 2516 by Wurm

Author   MerlinPosted on 31st October 2023 at 2:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Happy Halloween if you celebrate it, not much to be afraid of in this offering from Wurm.

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QC 2506 by Joker

Author   MerlinPosted on 17th October 2023 at 2:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

  Felt on the hard side to me, at least compared to yesterday’s where I was biffing left and right. Following on from my comment last week, I decided to compute the average Scrabble point … Read more “QC 2506 by Joker”

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QC 2496 by Hurley

Author   MerlinPosted on 3rd October 2023 at 1:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I enjoyed Hurley’s offering today, not easy but fair.

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QC 2486 by Orpheus

Author   MerlinPosted on 19th September 2023 at 2:06 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Steady solve for me, took about 12 minutes, with this excellent puzzle from Orpheus.

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