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Day: 24th February 2008

Jumbo 741 (Sat 9 Feb) – Flamed out

Author   talbinhoPosted on 24th February 2008 at 10:47 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: 12:00 This was probably the easiest Jumbo I’ve seen – but for 51dn I’d finished in about 7:50. Unfortunately it took me another four minutes to spot the answer to that (and even … Read more “Jumbo 741 (Sat 9 Feb) – Flamed out”

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Mephisto 2477

Author   linxitPosted on 24th February 2008 at 3:20 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I solved this on Tuesday, when it was still not available from the Crossword Club pages but could be found using the Search facility from the main Times website. Actually I sent in a complaint … Read more “Mephisto 2477”

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ST 4264 (Sun 17 Feb) – Bowled out

Author   talbinhoPosted on 24th February 2008 at 12:34 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 15 mins I had a bit of a shocker on this, especially on 27dn (BOWL) and in the top left where I got stuck on 1ac (STALWART), 2dn (ANIMAL) and 9ac (DRIFTERS?). Clarification … Read more “ST 4264 (Sun 17 Feb) – Bowled out”

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