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Author: TheRotter

Times Quick Cryptic No 2443 by Orpheus – blogging blind!

Author   TheRotterPosted on 20th July 2023 at 1:32 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

I have absolutely no idea of my time for this puzzle…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2433 by Joker

Author   TheRotterPosted on 6th July 2023 at 1:22 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Well, this was a genuine Quick Cryptic from Joker, at least as far as I was concerned…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2423 by Trelawney – Only Connect

Author   TheRotterPosted on 22nd June 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This took me 12 minutes, 50% more than yesterday…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2413 by Mara – time for cocktails!

Author   TheRotterPosted on 8th June 2023 at 1:07 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A rare sub-10 minutes for me for this Mara puzzle…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2403 by Pedro – not such tip-top editing!

Author   TheRotterPosted on 25th May 2023 at 1:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

12 minutes to solve, but there are a few editing problems with this puzzle from Pedro which took me a while to unravel…

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Quick Cryptic No 2393 by Wurm – you are my everything!

Author   TheRotterPosted on 11th May 2023 at 1:33 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Please let us all know how you got on, and I thank Wurm for his efforts on behalf of us all.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2383 by Hurley

Author   TheRotterPosted on 27th April 2023 at 1:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A pleasing puzzle from Hurley, with a bit of a French, or French Canadian feel to it maybe?

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2373 by Teazel – to infinity and beyond!

Author   TheRotterPosted on 13th April 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Quite a quirky one from Teazel that took me 13 minutes to solve…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2363 by Trelawney – very 1 down!

Author   TheRotterPosted on 30th March 2023 at 1:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

This was one of my fastest times for a long time at 7:48, well inside my target range of 10 – 15 minutes…

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2353 by Joker – Counting my chicks…

Author   TheRotterPosted on 16th March 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

There are some nicely quirky definitions here…

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