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Category: Quick Cryptic

Quick Cryptic 2741 by Jalna

Author   BletchleyRejectPosted on 30th July 2024 at 2:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A pleasant ramble until I lost my way at the very end.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2740 by Izetti

Author   jackktPosted on 29th July 2024 at 1:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Rather a slow start for me.

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Quick Cryptic no 2739 by Jimmy

Author   Cedric StatherbyPosted on 27th July 2024 at 1:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A rare puzzle by Jimmy, only the third from this setter.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2738 by Trelawney

Author   JohninterredPosted on 26th July 2024 at 1:18 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A fun Quick Cryptic from Trelawney today. As an added bonus we have a fairly easy to see 7D. Did you spot it?

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is Sawbill’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword  here.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2737 by Mara

Author   rolytolyPosted on 25th July 2024 at 1:32 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Lovely puzzle, another quite tricky one.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 2736 by Joker

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 24th July 2024 at 1:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Middle-of-the-road Tower inmates tied in knots?…

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QC 2735 by Pipsqueak

Author   MerlinPosted on 23rd July 2024 at 1:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Back on the hard ones again, or I wasn’t on the wavelength and was barking up the wrong tree several times.

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Times Quick Cryptic 2734 by Orpheus – don’t be fed up

Author   KittyPosted on 22nd July 2024 at 7:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hello everybody. I started apace, but some trickier ones slowed me down to finish in average QC time. Sometimes the right words just don’t come to you. Thanks Orpheus!

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Quick Cryptic 2733 by Wurm

Author   galsprayPosted on 20th July 2024 at 3:59 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hope your laptop’s working…

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Quick Cryptic 2732 by Hurley

Author   CuraristPosted on 19th July 2024 at 7:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Schoolboy errors

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