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Day: 4th April 2008

23879

Author   neildubyaPosted on 4th April 2008 at 8:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time – 11:13  Did the bulk of this in about 7 minutes but the NE corner proved something of a stumbling block. Eventually got 1d and the others followed fairly quickly after that. 1a … Read more “23879”

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Jumbo 747 – a REAL Jumbo puzzle!

Author   the_odPosted on 4th April 2008 at 12:20 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

 Solving time: 30:32 Unbelievably I spotted a few of the thematic answers as I worked through the puzzle, but it was not until completion that I sat back and noticed the number of the puzzle!  … Read more “Jumbo 747 – a REAL Jumbo puzzle!”

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