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Day: 26th March 2008

Times archive trial offer

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 26th March 2008 at 5:40 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

This thread at rec.puzzles.crosswords mentions a site offering free trial access to an archive of the Times up to 1985 (N.B. as far as I can see, the length of trial period is not stated). … Read more “Times archive trial offer”

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23871 – one for the vicarage breakfast table

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 26th March 2008 at 9:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time 9:55 A definite puzzle of two halves – the top was quite a struggle but the bottom was straightforward. Last few solved were 9, 11, 12, 5, 6. There are a fair few … Read more “23871 – one for the vicarage breakfast table”

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