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Category: Daily Cryptic

Times 29267 – and I would call it, fair play

Author   william_j_sPosted on 27th June 2025 at 7:00 AM9 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I’d say this is the ‘perfect Friday crossword’ level.

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29266 Is it a bird? Is it a cricket?

Author   ZabadakPosted on 26th June 2025 at 2:42 AM9 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

  I got through in 19.18 without too many holdups, aside from looking out for additions to the three clues which formed a sort of theme for the puzzle. I put in the cricketer at … Read more “29266 Is it a bird? Is it a cricket?”

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Times 29265 – downhill all the way

Author   piquetPosted on 25th June 2025 at 7:00 AM9 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I had a couple of tricky moments with this witty offering.

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Times Cryptic 29264

Author   jackktPosted on 24th June 2025 at 1:15 AM9 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A very enjoyable and quite swift solve (for me).

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Times 29263 – Compounding the misery

Author   ulacaPosted on 23rd June 2025 at 8:00 AM9 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Pretty straightforward and Mondayesque

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Times Cryptic No 29261 — Perhaps I should drink more

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 20th June 2025 at 1:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

37:20. This felt to me like a puzzle of medium-ish difficulty, yet there were a few clues I had to bang my head against (and alphabet trawl) in order to finish.

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Times 29260 – Tricky Thursday for those who don’t think

Author   glhPosted on 19th June 2025 at 2:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 10:43, but with one completely stupid mistake. This wasn’t a typo, I confidently put in a very wrong answer. Happens sometimes…

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Times 29259 – we all need a stage name

Author   piquetPosted on 18th June 2025 at 7:02 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

another Wednesday wordplay workout

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Times Cryptic 29258

Author   jackktPosted on 17th June 2025 at 1:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A very enjoyable puzzle with mostly great surfaces and some ingenious wordplay.

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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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