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Sunday Times 5184 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 12th October 2025 at 1:00 AM12 October 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

19:25. A decidedly tricky one from Dean this week.

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Mephisto 3397 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 12th October 2025 at 12:01 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans

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Quick Cryptic 3117 by Teazel

Author   galsprayPosted on 11th October 2025 at 4:58 AM11 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A bit of everything from Teazel…

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Times Cryptic 29352 – Sat, 4 Oct 2025. Wot dat u suid?

Author   branchPosted on 11th October 2025 at 1:55 AM11 October 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I had no idea what a suid might be. But, the answer makes perfect sense!

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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1753 – 27 September 2025 – Another Swansong?

Author   JerryWPosted on 11th October 2025 at 1:26 AM4 October 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

A bit of a curate’s egg this one, with some good clues and some not so good.

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Quick Cryptic 3116 by Wurm

Author   CuraristPosted on 10th October 2025 at 6:30 AM10 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Clunk

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Times Cryptic No 29357 — Not half bad

Author   plusjeremyPosted on 10th October 2025 at 3:19 AM10 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

25:51. It would appear I might have done well on a hard one. I felt like I caught onto the setter’s tricks fairly early, but the last few were tough-going indeed.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3115 by Dangle

Author   TemplarPosted on 9th October 2025 at 2:00 AM8 October 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

The good and the ugly

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Times 29356 – maybe Tricky Thursday?

Author   glhPosted on 9th October 2025 at 1:41 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 7:54 – but looking at the early solving times I must have been way on the setter’s wavelength or I knew the references quickly, because my time is better than the solvers I … Read more “Times 29356 – maybe Tricky Thursday?”

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Times Cryptic 29355 – Cheers!

Author   DvynysPosted on 8th October 2025 at 7:00 AM8 October 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A nice puzzle, with a liberal sprinkling of alcoholic beverages to whet our appetites, and a boozy dessert thrown in for good measure.

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