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Day: 17th April 2008

A bit of crossword history

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 17th April 2008 at 12:31 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Back in 1968, Stephen Sondheim (yes, the famous one) had a go at introducing the US to cryptic crosswords. (Someone else had tried back in the 1940s, but that attempt produced the Puns and Anagrams … Read more “A bit of crossword history”

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Times 23,890

Author   richardvgPosted on 17th April 2008 at 9:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 10:48 Was heading for a fast time then came to a dead halt on 22 and 27. Tempted by LOTI for 27 (can’t now see why), but eventually “physician” sparked the thought of … Read more “Times 23,890”

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