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Times for the Times

Times and comments on the Times crossword from a team of solvers

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  • deckhandiana
    11 Aug 2020, 12:25
    Times Quick Cryptic 1676 by Tracy
    23a. I find it hard to understand why “on” can also mean “after”. Surely it means either “on top of” or “before “?

    It catches me out every time.

    Diana
  • gillinfrance
    11 Aug 2020, 12:25
    Times Quick Cryptic 1676 by Tracy
    I really enjoyed this puzzle and, at 10:39, was only 16 seconds over my fastest time in July.
    REHEARSE puzzled me as I was expecting the solution to end in an 's' to match 'tries' and, like…
  • vinyl1
    11 Aug 2020, 12:04
    Times Cryptic 27740
    I'm surprised so many experienced solvers have never heard of pigeon pair - you would think it would have come up. Even our blogger has forgotten it, though it was in a puzzle he blogged in 2009.
  • jamesed46
    11 Aug 2020, 11:54
    Times Quick Cryptic 1676 by Tracy
    Likewise with the Tory - but then I went into Cons and made it even worse.
  • jamesed46
    11 Aug 2020, 11:52
    Times Quick Cryptic 1676 by Tracy
    A slow 53 mins for me today, well beyond my usual average. I found this quite hard but I didn’t sleep too good, so either I was a little sluggish or Tracy was sneakier than I thought.

    Didn’t help I…

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