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Times 29347 – Cherry picking?

Author   vinyl1Posted on 29th September 2025 at 2:48 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

I tore through this fairly quickly, and it will be a breeze for most experienced solvers.    There were some good clues, but those speeding along with just put in the obvious answer an move on.

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Mephisto 3395 – John Grimshaw

Author   glhPosted on 28th September 2025 at 1:32 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

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Quick Cryptic 3105 by Breadman

Author   galsprayPosted on 27th September 2025 at 3:58 AM27 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Trust the force, Luke…

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1751 – 13 September 2025

Author   galsprayPosted on 27th September 2025 at 12:31 AM27 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

A fairly gentle Jumbo I think…

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Times Cryptic 29340 – Sat, 20 September 2025.

Author   branchPosted on 27th September 2025 at 12:00 AM26 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

If only … it weren’t for 26 across, this would have been very easy. But, I needed help with that, my LOI, since I knew neither the answer nor the wordplay element. Still, good fun. … Read more “Times Cryptic 29340 – Sat, 20 September 2025.”

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Quick Cryptic 3104 by Cheeko

Author   CuraristPosted on 26th September 2025 at 6:45 AM23 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Practice makes perfect

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Times Cryptic No 29345 — Respite

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 26th September 2025 at 1:23 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

23:06, and early SNITCH statistics suggest this is of average difficulty only. Since I don’t get to do many puzzles these days, I was glad to get through one!

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Times 29344 – sinking to the bottom

Author   glhPosted on 25th September 2025 at 2:18 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 12:38. Not quite ready to declare this Tricky Thursday yet, as some of the early times are very fast indeed.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3103 by Wurm

Author   TemplarPosted on 25th September 2025 at 2:00 AM24 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Back to the 70s

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