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Author: ulaca

Times 28573 – Double Obscurity

Author   ulacaPosted on 10th April 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This is rather harder than your average Monday, my time of 31:50, however, being inflated by some careless biffing at 1 down.

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Times 28561 – I’m Otto. Fly me!

Author   ulacaPosted on 27th March 2023 at 12:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An easy one today – even by Monday standards.

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Times 28549 – No silly beard and tweets here

Author   ulacaPosted on 13th March 2023 at 12:45 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

There were certainly some tricky pieces of vocab here, but that apart it was pretty much a glorified quickie.

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Times 28537 – Overegging the omelette?

Author   ulacaPosted on 27th February 2023 at 12:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

No fewer than five, perhaps, six, cryptic definitions (of varying efficacy) make this quirky piece more difficult than your average Monday fare.

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Times 28525 – Nice and easy does it…

Author   ulacaPosted on 13th February 2023 at 12:44 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

This was your friendly Monday offering, with a token unknown word thrown in, but so generously clued that it’s unlikely to stymie too many seasoned solvers.

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Times 28513 – Of thrones, dominations and principalities

Author   ulacaPosted on 30th January 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Welcome from Tasmania, where the wife and I have wended our way after a couple of days watching the tennis in Rod Laver Arena. This was a pretty regular offering for a Monday, I thought, … Read more “Times 28513 – Of thrones, dominations and principalities”

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Times 28501 – The silent stars go by

Author   ulacaPosted on 16th January 2023 at 1:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Some quirky clues and a bit of recondite vocab characterise this Monday offering, and mark it out from typical week-opening fare.

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Times 28489 – Lots to talk about

Author   ulacaPosted on 2nd January 2023 at 12:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Far be it from me to suggest this is in any way an inferior offering. As always, I enjoyed the challenge – the irritating bits, the quirky bits and all.

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Times 28477 – Felicidades a la Albiceleste!

Author   ulacaPosted on 19th December 2022 at 3:59 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A nice little number for the start of the working week, featuring quite a few clues requiring letters to be transplanted from clue to solution.

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Times 28465 – Overegging the omelette?

Author   ulacaPosted on 5th December 2022 at 12:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Apart from that quibble, I enjoyed this – as I enjoy most puzzles (must be easy to please) – and came home in 18:16.

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