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Day: 8th April 2008

Sloggers and Betters 4 – photos

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 8th April 2008 at 8:11 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Pictures are at: http://picasaweb.google.com/fifteensquaredI’m about to add comments to them to identify people.

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More than you ever want to know about grids

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 8th April 2008 at 5:58 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Last week we had a slight delay on a report when the Times website had no grid for a puzzle.  To get round this if it happens again (or the more likely ‘wrong grid’ problem), … Read more “More than you ever want to know about grids”

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Times 23882 Goodfunsy

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 8th April 2008 at 8:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 35 minutes A reasonable and enjoyable puzzle with no particularly outstanding features Across 1 GARFIELD – (red flag)* US President James Garfield assassinated 1881 5 WHOLLY – W(ine-merchant)-HOLLY 8 AIM – A1 … Read more “Times 23882 Goodfunsy”

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