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Day: 22nd June 2007

Direction required?

Author   dhoggPosted on 22nd June 2007 at 1:19 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

I got off to a great start today, but got stuck on the two long lights at 1ac and 1dn. Even after I had worked out 1ac, it still took me a while to see … Read more “Direction required?”

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Jumbo 703 – tough puzzle, long report

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 22nd June 2007 at 8:54 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time 33:50 As this took getting on for double my “Jumbo par” time and someone in comments has already mentioned its difficulty, it seems worth explaining more clues than usual. A good challenging puzzle … Read more “Jumbo 703 – tough puzzle, long report”

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