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Category: Quick Cryptic

Quick Cryptic 2897 by Orpheus

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 28th January 2025 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

For me this was a puzzle that was harder to parse than it was to solve just from the definition and crossing letters.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2896 by Pedro

Author   jackktPosted on 27th January 2025 at 1:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

No major problems for me here, but how did you do?

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Quick Cryptic no 2895 by Trelawney

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 25th January 2025 at 1:40 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A fairly gentle puzzle from Trelawney in the main, but with a couple of clues that I found required more thought

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2894 by Oink

Author   JohninterredPosted on 24th January 2025 at 1:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A Quick Crossword of about average difficulty from Oink today,

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “Some Hae Meat”,  here.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2893 by Joker

Author   rolytolyPosted on 23rd January 2025 at 1:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Around average difficulty.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2892 by Jimmy

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 22nd January 2025 at 1:24 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Gentle Jimmy serves up a puzzle that should be within everybody’s definition of a QC

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QC 2891 by Izetti: Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war

Author   MerlinPosted on 21st January 2025 at 1:53 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A tough one from Izetti, I had to press reveal on a couple.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2890 by Alex

Author   KittyPosted on 20th January 2025 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hi everyone. Thanks to Alex for a typically enjoyable puzzle in which my picks are 17a, 2d and 4d. For me it was a medium on the QC difficulty scale, but it’s your collective experience which will tell.

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Quick Cryptic 2889 by Myles

Author   galsprayPosted on 18th January 2025 at 3:26 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Best Cryptic of the year by Myles…

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Quick Cryptic 2888 by Mara

Author   CuraristPosted on 17th January 2025 at 7:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Fun but two-paced

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