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Category: Weekend Cryptic

Sunday Times 5170 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 6th July 2025 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

11:05. Not too difficult from Robert this week, but the usual high quality collection of elegant clues.

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Times Cryptic 29268 – Sat, 28 June 2025. GK test.

Author   branchPosted on 5th July 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Several general knowledge unknowns here, for me at least.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5169 by Dean Mayer — groovy thing

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 29th June 2025 at 12:00 AM9 October 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving this one required some neuronal plasticity (s t r e t c h), and I felt smarter when it was all worked out.

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Times Cryptic 29262 – Sat, 21 June 2025. Old salts never die?

Author   branchPosted on 28th June 2025 at 12:00 AM9 October 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

There was some tricky wordplay and a few elliptic definitions here.

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Sunday Times 5168 by David McLean – here’s one I made earlier

Author   keriothePosted on 22nd June 2025 at 1:00 AM9 October 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

17:56. A tricky and enjoyable puzzle from Harry this week

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Times Cryptic 29256 – Sat, 14 June 2025. Quick Quick, slow.

Author   branchPosted on 21st June 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I flew through most of this, but stalled on the last two.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5167 by Robert Price — another kettle of fish

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 15th June 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Only three anagrams this time, but hey, I’m not complaining!

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Times Cryptic 29250 – Sat, 7 June 2025. Shakes on a plane.

Author   branchPosted on 14th June 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I did this while in flight mode on an intercity flight. Luckily I didn’t accidentally refresh the screen and lose everything.

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Sunday Times 5166 by Dean Mayer – top one nice one

Author   keriothePosted on 8th June 2025 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

15:06, with a silly typo. Another great puzzle from Dean, of medium difficulty.

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Times Cryptic 29244 – Sat, 31 May 2025. The Porsche, or the bike?

Author   branchPosted on 7th June 2025 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

An interesting range of topics here. Should we take the sports car or the Harley down to the Italian restaurant?

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