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Times 29279 – torture, and not mercy

Author   william_j_sPosted on 11th July 2025 at 7:00 AM11 July 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

It was such a pity not to finish this fabulous puzzle correctly because I felt outsmarted from the start but chipped away and still fell short.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3038 by Asp

Author   JohninterredPosted on 11th July 2025 at 1:36 AM11 July 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A Quick Cryptic puzzle at the harder end of the difficulty scale to keep us on our toes for a Friday from Asp today.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic.  This time it is my turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword, entitled “See-saw to Arkansas”  here. 

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29278 Not the end of the world.

Author   ZabadakPosted on 10th July 2025 at 2:25 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

  18.33 Most of this I found relatively straightforward, and the geographical and literary references were known to me, even if I misremembered the nationality of the writer at 4. Where I hit a bit … Read more “29278 Not the end of the world.”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3037 by Shay

Author   rolytolyPosted on 10th July 2025 at 1:43 AM10 July 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

About average difficulty (for a Shay puzzle, that is).

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Times 29277 – still trying

Author   piquetPosted on 9th July 2025 at 7:00 AM4 July 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Entertainment of a fairly gentle kind, this week.

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Times Quick Cryptic No 3036 by Joker

Author   Mike HarperPosted on 9th July 2025 at 1:42 AM7 July 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Solving time: 9:34 In similar fashion to my previous blog (QC3024 by Teazel), I was once again breezeblocked at the final hurdle in the South East corner of the grid. Before that, the going had … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 3036 by Joker”

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Homophonic clues

Author   jackktPosted on 8th July 2025 at 1:49 PM9 July 2025Categories Uncategorized

Following discussions in the 15×15 blog (Tuesday 8th July) and many previous occasions about homophone clues I decided to seek the view of Google Gemini on the subject. I wasn’t entirely happy with the first … Read more “Homophonic clues”

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QC 3035 by Izetti

Author   MerlinPosted on 8th July 2025 at 1:41 AM7 July 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Quite gentle from Izetti here

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Times Cryptic 29276

Author   jackktPosted on 8th July 2025 at 1:23 AM8 July 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A little more variety in the clue construction would have made this more interesting.

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Times Quick Cryptic 3034 by Pipsqueak – the early worm gets eaten

Author   KittyPosted on 7th July 2025 at 7:00 AM7 July 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Hi all. I thought this puzzle from Pipsqueak was pitched well: it took me a little under my average time, which is normal for a Monday. Thanks Pipsqueak!

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