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Author: Mike Harper

Times Quick Cryptic No 3228 by Heron

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 18th February 2026 at 1:35 AM18 February 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Solving time: 8:02 I think this is Heron’s second visit to the setters’ enclave, the first being for QC3160 at the beginning of December. I enjoyed the challenge, picking up six or seven acrosses on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 3228 by Heron”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3216 by Dangle

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 4th February 2026 at 1:34 AM3 February 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Reasonable start, but I didn’t find it particularly straightforward

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3204 by Izetti – Order, order!

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 21st January 2026 at 1:25 AM19 January 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Pretty quick, but needed to double check my final answer

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3192 by Juji

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 7th January 2026 at 1:19 AM4 January 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Took a little while to get going with this

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3180 by Mara

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 24th December 2025 at 1:24 AM22 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Compliments of the season to you all.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3174 by Izetti

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 17th December 2025 at 1:29 AM16 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Cost an absolute fortune in repairs!

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3168 by Loon

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 10th December 2025 at 1:26 AM10 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Certainly neither 1a nor 18d

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Times Cryptic No 29402 – Cornucopia of the Classical

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 2nd December 2025 at 2:22 AM2 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Minding the shop today for Jackkt, the first thing that struck me on completion was the number of classical references

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3156 by Teazel

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 26th November 2025 at 1:24 AM24 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I did like the construction of 19d which is one of only two English words still in use ending in these three letters.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3144 by Izetti

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 12th November 2025 at 1:26 AM9 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Fairly gentle (as long as you avoid the pitfall)

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