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Day: 8th December 2006

Jumbo 670 – Planes, trains and automobiles

Author   talbinhoPosted on 8th December 2006 at 3:06 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: 18:58. No mistakes, but I dithered at the end over 30ac, 55ac and 21dn, none of which I was totally confident about. I think this was the most straightforward Jumbo for a while, … Read more “Jumbo 670 – Planes, trains and automobiles”

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23,467 – some much-loved favourites

Author   i_am_magooPosted on 8th December 2006 at 9:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 5m40s – remarkably just about my slowest this week, though it felt like a good time for this puzzle. Again almost a pangram (just K & V missing, and they’d have been … Read more “23,467 – some much-loved favourites”

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