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[Solutions can now be found here]

minute cryptic crossword 3

Solutions to follow in the comments at some point soon…

cryptic crossword 41

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[Solutions can now be found here]

cryptic crossword 40

To gain a suitable printout, just click on the crossword.

‘Print preview’ and the ‘shrink to fit’ option can then be used to change the size if necessary

[Solutions can now be found here]

minute cryptic crossword 2

The second of these diminutive crosswords which may take more or less than 60 seconds…

The length of words has been dispensed with – obviously all answers are 4 letters long, however they’re not necessarily all going to be made up of one word.  Solutions below later.

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[Solutions can now be found here]

minute cryptic crossword 1

Below is the first in what may become a regular feature.   Hopefully it’s relatively clear how to fill up those boxes: it works in much the same way as an ordinary cryptic crossword, but without numbers or the need for blank spaces.  So hopefully, as you could solve the whole thing by answering only half the clues, it should be a little simpler.  See what you think…

Solutions will be posted in the comments at some point today.

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[Solutions can now be found here]