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

Author: piquet

Times 28671 – my light was hidden under one

Author   piquetPosted on 2nd August 2023 at 1:20 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

The lower half of this went in smoothly, but I was delayed a while with a few clues near the top where the setter had misled me.

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Times 28665 – easy come, easy go? Not at all.

Author   piquetPosted on 26th July 2023 at 1:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was one of those puzzles that found me completing most of the clues in quick time but struggling with a few at the end.

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Times 28659 – “suffering rattlesnakes!”

Author   piquetPosted on 19th July 2023 at 1:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A pleasant solve, not as hard as last Wednesday, with a few words not in my everyday vocabulary but easy enough to deduce.

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Times 28653 – a wine or two for the fish course.

Author   piquetPosted on 12th July 2023 at 1:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A real potpourri of unusual words in this one, needing a bit of general knowledge and inspiration.

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Times 28647 – “it’s the thing the … Soup is made from”, said the Queen.

Author   piquetPosted on 5th July 2023 at 1:24 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A classical feel to this one, with a bit of classic rock as well.

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Times 28641 – “If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he’s in trouble.”

Author   piquetPosted on 28th June 2023 at 1:04 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I don’t know about you, but I found this quite difficult; there were no words I didn’t know, but some of the definitions were cunningly hidden and deceptive.

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Times 28635 – I remember those eyebrows

Author   piquetPosted on 21st June 2023 at 1:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Another super puzzle from our Wednesday setter, with nice wordplay and nothing very obscure.

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Times 28629 – all that jazz.

Author   piquetPosted on 14th June 2023 at 1:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A good puzzle made all the more enjoyable with the inclusion of some unusual words.

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Times 28623 – making out and crawling about.

Author   piquetPosted on 7th June 2023 at 12:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A jolly romp of a puzzle this Wednesday, which I solved in 16 minutes with the top left corner last to be completed.

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Times 28617 – from Shakespeare to the stars.

Author   piquetPosted on 31st May 2023 at 1:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A more meaty and esoteric puzzle than we’ve had on a Wednesday for a while. which I really enjoyed.

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