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Day: 6th February 2008

Times 23830 – the winner was abstergent

Author   glhPosted on 6th February 2008 at 11:12 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 10 minutes. Blistering start, and a few proper names snagged me towards the end that had to be worked out using wordplay. Found this one fairly straightforward, clues needed a little thinking … Read more “Times 23830 – the winner was abstergent”

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23,829 – another fairly easy one

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 6th February 2008 at 8:51 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 7:01 One musical mafia clue at 10. The main trouble for me was 4D. COD 5A for me. Across 1 DE TROP = ported rev. 5 SO (ME)WHAT 10 KNIGHT – ref. Sir … Read more “23,829 – another fairly easy one”

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