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Day: 29th November 2007

Magpie – 60½ for 0

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 29th November 2007 at 8:17 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

The December Magpie, the first electronic version is available and free. It contains six barred grid puzzles by the Magpie editorial team, who include our own occasional blogger Mr Magoo. Difficulty is supposed to range … Read more “Magpie – 60½ for 0”

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23,771 – well beaten

Author   richardvgPosted on 29th November 2007 at 12:46 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 21 minutes with six missing; 24 minutes with aids A slow start going through the across clues. Nothing until 23A. Then steady progress from the bottom up, helped by the two, straightforward, long … Read more “23,771 – well beaten”

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