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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Cryptics #127715 04/27/2004 2:22 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta The cryptic puzzle was invented by Torquemada in the mid 1920s. Standards of fairness were formulated by Ximenes, who succeeded him as compiler for the Observer newspaper in 1939. This site has a bio of Ximenes and examples of puzzles by him, Torquemada, and some other compilers. http://home.freeuk.net/dharrison/ximenes/ Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted For Crossword Puzzles lovers wow 04/22/2004 12:33 PM Re: For Crossword Puzzles lovers Jackie 04/24/2004 2:39 PM Here's another one ! wofahulicodoc 04/24/2004 7:59 PM Re: Here's another one ! belMarduk 04/25/2004 1:38 AM Re: Crosswords ! wow 04/25/2004 12:49 PM Cryptics wofahulicodoc 04/25/2004 7:03 PM Re: Cryptics belMarduk 04/25/2004 9:49 PM Re: Cryptics wofahulicodoc 04/25/2004 10:39 PM Re: Cryptics Faldage 04/25/2004 11:50 PM Re: Cryptics sjmaxq 04/26/2004 2:02 AM Re: Cryptics Bingley 04/26/2004 2:14 AM Re: Cryptics AnnaStrophic 04/26/2004 11:43 AM Re: Cryptics Bingley 04/27/2004 2:22 AM Re: Torquemada?! AnnaStrophic 04/27/2004 1:00 PM Re: Cryptics Jackie 04/27/2004 2:16 PM Re: spalpeen tsuwm 04/29/2004 4:19 AM Re: spalpeen Jackie 04/29/2004 12:18 PM Re: spalpeen wofahulicodoc 04/29/2004 9:17 PM Re: spalpeen Jackie 04/30/2004 12:41 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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