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Author: william_j_s

Times 28607 – smiling and villainous

Author   william_j_sPosted on 19th May 2023 at 1:40 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

On a scale of Monday to Friday, I’d put this on a high Wednesday.

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Times 28595 – how do the violets smell?

Author   william_j_sPosted on 5th May 2023 at 1:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A right royal romp!

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Times 28583 – sit and wail

Author   william_j_sPosted on 21st April 2023 at 1:42 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this just beyond the edge of my ability.

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Times 28571 – O, woe is me

Author   william_j_sPosted on 7th April 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I rattled through this one until the last clue.

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Times 28559 – it’s all in the mind’s eye

Author   william_j_sPosted on 24th March 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

An average time in the end.

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Times 28547 – a kind of burr, but only just

Author   william_j_sPosted on 10th March 2023 at 1:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

After much faffing about at the end, and a couple that went in with a shrug, I was glad to finish this tricky little number.

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Times 28535 – heaven’s breath

Author   william_j_sPosted on 24th February 2023 at 12:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I found this quite tricky, failing to get a solid hold anywhere, and having to rely on wordplay to guess some answers.

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Times 28523 – derived from honourable loins

Author   william_j_sPosted on 10th February 2023 at 12:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A really nice puzzle with fewer unknowns than yesterday, but enough vocab on the very edge of my knowledge to make things interesting. Some beautiful clueing, too.

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Times 28511 – meat and drink

Author   william_j_sPosted on 27th January 2023 at 2:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Easy than some other puzzles this week.

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Times 28499 – how apt it is to learn

Author   william_j_sPosted on 13th January 2023 at 1:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A good test, with plenty to learn. Probably a red SNITCH day.

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