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Author: piquet

Times 29097 – not the one in The Strand, either.

Author   piquetPosted on 11th December 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I really enjoyed this Wednesday puzzle; not too difficult but with a collection of good anagrams, mixed cultural references and deceptive and amusing definitions.

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Times 29091 – workers, workouts and workshops

Author   piquetPosted on 4th December 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A pleasant workout with a couple of unusual words but nothing exceptional.

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Times 29085 – being considered, indeed.

Author   piquetPosted on 27th November 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

For some reason it took me a while to get into this one, solving mostly from the bottom and not being totally convinced a couple of clues really work.

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Times 29079 – don’t look up.

Author   piquetPosted on 20th November 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A rather curious puzzle, the shorter clues were more of a struggle than the longer ones.

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Times 29073 – a semi to make me quaver

Author   piquetPosted on 13th November 2024 at 6:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was the first of the TCC semi-final puzzles, I struggled.

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Times 29067 – peace be with you, and goodnight…

Author   piquetPosted on 6th November 2024 at 7:02 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Not the usual Wednesday fare but I enjoyed it while it lasted.

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Times 29061 – not music to my ears

Author   piquetPosted on 30th October 2024 at 6:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

The second puzzle in the Championship first round, but new to me today.

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Times 29055 – remember all that malarkey?

Author   piquetPosted on 23rd October 2024 at 6:53 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A bit of everything here, with the wordplay, but nothing obscure.

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Times 29049 – canine care or caries

Author   piquetPosted on 16th October 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

For me, another of those 80 – 20 puzzles, most of it quickly done and few stragglers taking longer than the eighty per cent.

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Times 29043 – stretched to the limit

Author   piquetPosted on 9th October 2024 at 6:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Usually I admire crosswords which require a few leaps of the imagination to get to the answers, but…

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