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Times Quick Cryptic No 2258 by Oink

Author   rolytolyPosted on 3rd November 2022 at 3:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Smooth solve, perhaps a touch on the gentle side of average difficulty.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2248 by Hurley

Author   rolytolyPosted on 20th October 2022 at 3:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Tough enough.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2238 by Breadman

Author   rolytolyPosted on 6th October 2022 at 3:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A bit on the trickier side today.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2228 by Mara

Author   rolytolyPosted on 22nd September 2022 at 4:59 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Lovely puzzle from Mara full of imagination.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2223 by Marty

Author   rolytolyPosted on 15th September 2022 at 3:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Fun puzzle today with some very nice clues, in what seems to be Marty’s first puzzle in almost exactly a year.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2208 by Breadman

Author   rolytolyPosted on 25th August 2022 at 3:18 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Gentler than the last couple of days…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2198 by Mara

Author   rolytolyPosted on 11th August 2022 at 3:06 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I found this a touch on the easy side of average difficulty.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2188 by Hurley

Author   rolytolyPosted on 28th July 2022 at 3:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A toughie today from Hurley giving me my first DNF in a while.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2178 by Felix

Author   rolytolyPosted on 14th July 2022 at 3:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A typically fine puzzle from Felix, pitched a touch on the tricky side with a bonus Nina for the idle.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2168 by Wurm

Author   rolytolyPosted on 30th June 2022 at 3:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Tricky enough today from Wurm that took me a couple of minutes over target. Lots of very effective misdirection sent me completely the wrong way on quite a number of clues.

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