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Author: ulaca

Times 29125 – Hoosier thunked it?

Author   ulacaPosted on 13th January 2025 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Try as I might, I couldn’t tame this puzzle, even though it was certainly no beast. By the end, I felt like a Californian firefighter trying to quench the flames with the non-existent water of … Read more “Times 29125 – Hoosier thunked it?”

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Times 29113 – Think Scandinavian

Author   ulacaPosted on 30th December 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

One or two unusual words and phrases, but in general a pretty accessible final Monday of the year.

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Times 29101 – Go and get on my case no more!

Author   ulacaPosted on 16th December 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

One of those crosswords that are far harder to explain than to solve.

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Times 29089 – Yeeeeees!

Author   ulacaPosted on 2nd December 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A relatively straightforward Monday offering

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Times 29077 – In which a shibboleth clue will sort the sheep from the goats

Author   ulacaPosted on 18th November 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I thought there was a lot of nice stuff going on here and enjoyed myself a lot.

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Times 29065 – Back to basics

Author   ulacaPosted on 4th November 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A fairly gentle Monday offering.

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Times 29053 – Oh My!

Author   ulacaPosted on 21st October 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An interesting test from the setter today.

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Times 29041 – Include me out

Author   ulacaPosted on 7th October 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I wasn’t overly keen on this crossword, though I like to think I am generally easy to please.

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Times 29029 – Manic Monday

Author   ulacaPosted on 23rd September 2024 at 8:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A crossword with the touch of the bipolar about it…

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Times 29017 – One bump or two?

Author   ulacaPosted on 9th September 2024 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was another tricky Monday, I thought.

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