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Times Quick Cryptic 3199 by Joker

Author   TemplarPosted on 15th January 2026 at 2:09 AM15 January 2026Categories Quick Cryptic

Paging Rusty Bombazine

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3175 by Wurm

Author   TemplarPosted on 18th December 2025 at 1:42 AM18 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Bob Marley and other Celebs

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3163 by Dangle

Author   TemplarPosted on 4th December 2025 at 1:57 AM4 December 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

In keeping with Dangle’s position as the second most solver-friendly setter (led only by Trelawney) [On edit – I must have been looking at an old version of the setter difficulty league table because in the latest … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 3163 by Dangle”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3151 by Jalna

Author   TemplarPosted on 20th November 2025 at 2:19 AM20 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

The week stiffens.

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Times Quick Cryptic 3139 by Dangle

Author   TemplarPosted on 6th November 2025 at 1:56 AM6 November 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Quite a straightforward one today, I thought, confirming Dangle’s position on  Starstruck’s stats table as the second easiest setter. I was slow getting either of the 1s or this could have been very fast; even … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 3139 by Dangle”

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Times Quick Cryptic 3127 by Teazel

Author   TemplarPosted on 23rd October 2025 at 2:46 AM23 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Ashes selection hint?

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3115 by Dangle

Author   TemplarPosted on 9th October 2025 at 2:00 AM8 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

The good and the ugly

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3103 by Wurm

Author   TemplarPosted on 25th September 2025 at 2:00 AM24 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Back to the 70s

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3091 by Mara

Author   TemplarPosted on 11th September 2025 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

In which the blogger struggles with the new format

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3079 by Juji

Author   TemplarPosted on 28th August 2025 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Juji’s bogus journey

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