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Day: 10th June 2007

At last the Mephisto 2438 show

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 10th June 2007 at 10:22 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Have now solved this puzzle which I might have done before my holidays if it had been on the Times club site in time. Solving time: say 2 hours, with Chamber used for the last … Read more “At last the Mephisto 2438 show”

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ST 4227 – Beetle-brained, ‘alf-witted

Author   talbinhoPosted on 10th June 2007 at 9:10 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Solving time: 3:34, two “writos” (20ac and 6dn). This would have been my best time for this puzzle if I hadn’t written ‘bettee’ for BEETLE at 20ac and ‘alf’ for AUF at 6dn. Enough said. … Read more “ST 4227 – Beetle-brained, ‘alf-witted”

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Times Saturday 23617

Author   linxitPosted on 10th June 2007 at 1:53 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 15:59 I got off to a slow start with this one, putting only 3 or 4 answers in on my first run through the clues. I got 1dn wrong at first too, which … Read more “Times Saturday 23617”

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