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Times 28551 – meeting expectations

Author   piquetPosted on 15th March 2023 at 1:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Another enjoyable Wednesday, with some witty clues and nothing to cause a dispute.

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Times 28545 – crisp and tasty

Author   piquetPosted on 8th March 2023 at 1:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Lots of food and geography in this puzzle, and a pair of colourful celebrities.

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Times 28539 – thriving area, with no rats.

Author   piquetPosted on 1st March 2023 at 12:52 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

 I enjoyed this puzzle, finding little to slow down the horses, on St. David’s Day.

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Times 28533 – the bishop, the rabbit and the reverend.

Author   piquetPosted on 22nd February 2023 at 1:22 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I had a pleasant Wednesday trundle through this one, in 20 minutes, with only one word unknown to me, although it’s probably familiar to others.

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Times 28527 – oh my lovely orange

Author   piquetPosted on 15th February 2023 at 1:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A pleasant enough challenge, not much tougher than a Monday offering I thought; with nothing I couldn’t explain.

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Times 28521 – a tale of two guesses

Author   piquetPosted on 8th February 2023 at 12:55 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A puzzle which I found easy except for the hard bits – well, if you don’t know the word, it’s harder.

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Times 28515 – as you like it, if you will.

Author   piquetPosted on 1st February 2023 at 1:20 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Three clues with a Shakespearean flavour to them, here, not enough for a themed puzzle but a nice bit of fun.

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Times 28509 – earthly delights, or a form of torture?

Author   piquetPosted on 25th January 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I thought this was hard. But brilliant, once I’d eventually unravelled some of the more arcane clues.

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Times 28503 – where to find Mickey

Author   piquetPosted on 18th January 2023 at 1:02 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

For me, a steady top to bottom solve, in twenty minutes, with nothing difficult to explain.

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Times 28497 – I do like to be beside the seaside

Author   piquetPosted on 11th January 2023 at 1:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Straightforward, I thought, this one, with just one long word (14a) probably meat and drink to the literati among us, but it got a blank stare from me.

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