Minute Cryptic

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Daily Cryptic puzzle

Minute Cryptic - 30 June 2024
"Tell us what you think of 1 divided by 3.14" (5)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

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Minute Cryptic - 1 July 2024
"Californian dark beer ostracised" (4,3)
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I scored: 2 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 2 July 2024
"Bachelor's inner pain" (4)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Interesting game, and beginners luck!

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 2 July 2024
"Bachelor's inner pain" (4)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

i would like to be better at cryptic crosswords so might try to stick with it

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 3 July 2024
"Country road accident following direction by copper" (7)
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I scored: 1 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

So I got the second half of the clue quick enough, but completely messed up on the first part 🙈

In hindsight it's pretty clear. Isn't it always? 😂

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 3 July 2024
"Country road accident following direction by copper" (7)
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I scored: 1 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

I took a few letters and hint to also get a 1 over par

I did work out a small bit of it before the clues

cj maxx

Minute Cryptic - 4 July 2024
"Way to start off banquet" (4)
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I scored: 1 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 4 July 2024
"Way to start off banquet" (4)
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I scored: even par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Panrich

Minute Cryptic - 4 July 2024
"Way to start off banquet" (4)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Pure lucky guess

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 4 July 2024
"Way to start off banquet" (4)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

I got there eventually.

Jim_Hodge

Minute
Cryptic - 4 July 2024

"Way
to start off banquet" (4)

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I scored:
2 under par

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 5 July 2024
"Fitting ace with pilot's wings" (3)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 5 July 2024
"Fitting ace with pilot's wings" (3)
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I scored: 2 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Panrich

Minute Cryptic - 5 July 2024
"Fitting ace with pilot's wings" (3)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

cj maxx

Minute Cryptic - 6 July 2024
"Drain middle of egg, say" (6)
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I scored: 4 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 6 July 2024
"Drain middle of egg, say" (6)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

That was fun! Took some thought but I'm slowly getting a feel for these. Watching the explanation videos after helps

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 6 July 2024
"Drain middle of egg, say" (6)
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I scored: even par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

knowing the first or last word is usually the definition helps, still found this tricky

cj maxx

Minute Cryptic - 7 July 2024
"Have donut with wine occasionally" (3)
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I scored: 3 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

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Minute Cryptic - 7 July 2024
"Have donut with wine occasionally" (3)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 7 July 2024
"Have donut with wine occasionally" (3)
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I scored: 2 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Struggled with that one

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 8 July 2024
"Beginners in algebra lesson probably hear about this Greek letter" (5)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 8 July 2024
"Beginners in algebra lesson probably hear about this Greek letter" (5)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

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Minute Cryptic - 9 July 2024
"I gutted animal for dish" (4)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 9 July 2024
"I gutted animal for dish" (4)
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I scored: even par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 10 July 2024
"Concealed hoodlum's face and identity" (3)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

cj maxx

Minute Cryptic - 10 July 2024
"Concealed hoodlum's face and identity" (3)
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I scored: even par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 10 July 2024
"Concealed hoodlum's face and identity" (3)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 11 July 2024
"Claw at reflection and behold nasty face" (5)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 11 July 2024
"Claw at reflection and behold nasty face" (5)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 12 July 2024
"Rehab centre played Love Shack" (5)
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I scored: 2 over par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 12 July 2024
"Rehab centre played Love Shack" (5)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

My streak came to an end but still not too bad

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 13 July 2024
"Bird has first bowl-cut" (3)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 13 July 2024
"Bird has first bowl-cut" (3)
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I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 14 July 2024
"Biased brunette?" (3,4)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 14 July 2024
"Biased brunette?" (3,4)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 15 July 2024
"Averts disaster fast" (6)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

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Minute Cryptic - 15 July 2024
"Averts disaster fast" (6)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Kind of thought my guess would be wrong, made a bit more sense as I thought about it more

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 16 July 2024
"Against quest to excommunicate saint from long ago" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Ghost Train

struggled with this one

Minute Cryptic - 16 July 2024
"Against quest to excommunicate saint from long ago" (7)
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟨🟪🟪 + 💡
I scored: 1 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 17 July 2024
"Irritated by orange-reddish element" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

good one, did take a while 🙄

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 17 July 2024
"Irritated by orange-reddish element" (7)
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I scored: 3 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Agreed, good one. As with all, once you figure it out it's pretty obvious, but required some mental gymnastics to see it.

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 18 July 2024
"Lead bolt" (3)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Quick one today

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 18 July 2024
"Lead bolt" (3)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

was surprised when the guess was correct

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 19 July 2024
"Brilliant goal kicked by woman" (5)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Jim_Hodge

Minute
Cryptic - 19 July 2024

"Brilliant
goal kicked by woman" (5)

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I scored:
2 under par

https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 19 July 2024
"Brilliant goal kicked by woman" (5)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 20 July 2024
"Roman cross in front of fourth century shelter" (4)
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I scored: even par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

couldn't work out the cryptic part

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 20 July 2024
"Roman cross in front of fourth century shelter" (4)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

cj maxx

Minute Cryptic - 20 July 2024
"Roman cross in front of fourth century shelter" (4)
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I scored: even par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Ghost Train

Minute Cryptic - 21 July 2024
"Room with a toilet outside, nice inside" (5)
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I scored: even par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

another even par score, good one

AngelaRI

Minute Cryptic - 21 July 2024
"Room with a toilet outside, nice inside" (5)
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I scored: 2 under par
https://www.minutecryptic.com/?utm_source=share

Yeah, nice word play there!