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Any cruciverbalists on here ?

Postby RogerS » 23 Oct 2016, 18:09

Just wondering and if so which ones do you do?

I'm a Telegraph man..the cryptic and on a (very) good day the Toughie. And once in a blue moon, manage to do the Times. The Telegraph cryptic is my early morning ritual. Strong cafetiere of expresso and usually all done in 30-40 minutes.

And the FT Weekend.

This clue in yesterdays' made me chuckle.

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Re: Any cruciverbalists on here ?

Postby Doug » 23 Oct 2016, 19:00

I enjoy a good crossword but as I don't buy a newspaper these days I wait until I'm working for my old physics teacher he insists we finish the crossword & sudoku before I start work in a morning :shock: some days are very steady :D
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Postby RogerS » 24 Oct 2016, 07:40

Do you go for the cryptic types or general knowledge ones, Doug ?
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Postby Doug » 24 Oct 2016, 08:50

General knowledge Roger, Steve M had said you like doing the crosswords & I figured it would be the Telegraph
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Re: Any cruciverbalists on here ?

Postby Pinch » 24 Oct 2016, 09:09

I didn't know what one was until I read the opening thread, but, Mrs P was a grammar school girl and she's very good with crosswords and she plays Scrabble everyday with her dad online. We don't buy newspapers in this household but, Mrs P's family are all academics and whenever they come and see us (or visa-versa), Sunday morning coffee is like a gentleman's club - there's The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Independent etc in full flow... and then I get out the Sunday Sport :lol:
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Re: Any cruciverbalists on here ?

Postby Andyp » 24 Oct 2016, 09:59

I'll always have a go at the GK if there is a paper handy. My french is not good enough for the cryptics here but I can do sudoko in French. :D
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