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Times 29257 – Very suddenly and violently

Author   ulacaPosted on 16th June 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Lots to like here

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Times 29251 – I’ll get you, Butler!

Author   ulacaPosted on 9th June 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I made a bit of a Horlicks of this straightforward offering

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Times 29221 – Ulaca on the Shore

Author   ulacaPosted on 5th May 2025 at 8:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this a tad harder than your average Monday, with two clues I can’t fully parse.

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Times 29209 – Up a gum tree?

Author   ulacaPosted on 21st April 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Not a tremendous amount of arcane general knowledge required for this one. That combined with generally friendly wordplay puts this in the typical Monday category, I think.

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Times 29197 – Pie in the sky, apple pie!

Author   ulacaPosted on 7th April 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I thought this was a lot of fun, covering a broad spectrum of knowledge.

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Times 29185 – O Mountain, My Mountain!

Author   ulacaPosted on 24th March 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Nothing too much to scare the horses here, apart perhaps from the US mountain.

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Times 29173 – Coin toss territory?

Author   ulacaPosted on 10th March 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I seem to say it every week, but events usually prove me right: there will be one or two PBs today.

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Times 29161 – Down but not out

Author   ulacaPosted on 24th February 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

As Monday as you can get, really.

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Times 29149 – Tang in the tail

Author   ulacaPosted on 10th February 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I sped through this as fast as a hot knife through a slab of butter.

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Times 29137 – All Greek to me

Author   ulacaPosted on 27th January 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I’m taking a Lunar New Year break, so this will be a concise blog.

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