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Times for The Times: Times and comments on The Times crossword from a team of solvers

Author: piquet

Times 29343 – could be my swan song

Author   piquetPosted on 24th September 2025 at 7:08 AM24 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A tricky test with some serious lateral thinking required.

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Times 29331 – not a canine artist, then.

Author   piquetPosted on 10th September 2025 at 6:57 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A pleasant workout with a nice balance of wordplay types.

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Times 29325 – literally nonsense.

Author   piquetPosted on 3rd September 2025 at 7:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Another reasonably gentle, enjoyable Wednesday.

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Times 29319 – a fair effort.

Author   piquetPosted on 27th August 2025 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Very pleasant puzzle today, nothing contentious or too tricky, and some nice anagrams.

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Times 29313 – entertaining, budget level.

Author   piquetPosted on 20th August 2025 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This is a puzzle I think newcomers to the 15 x 15 cryptic could enjoy tackling.

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Times 29307 – pardon me! let’s get colloquial.

Author   piquetPosted on 13th August 2025 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Quite an interesting one today, with a mix of classic clues along with some more more idiomatic answers.

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Times 29301 – not so sticky now

Author   piquetPosted on 6th August 2025 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Another pleasant but gentle Wednesday, which seems to be the new Monday of late.

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Times 29295 – not in Regent’s Park.

Author   piquetPosted on 30th July 2025 at 7:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A mild midweek offering, I thought, but enjoyable nonetheless.

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Times 29289 – not too tiring

Author   piquetPosted on 23rd July 2025 at 6:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A more straightforward Wednesday this week.

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Times 29283 – being led a merry dance

Author   piquetPosted on 16th July 2025 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I’m usually one to praise the setter for his work, but I have to say I wasn’t a big fan of this one.

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