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Day: 30th May 2008

Jumbo 757 (May 17) – Mine’s a double, sport

Author   7dpenguinPosted on 30th May 2008 at 1:16 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Inspired by Peter’s full blog of Jumbo 749, I thought I’d put myself through the same torture and explain every answer on this one. Well, “Britain’s Got Talent” has finished, the kids are in bed … Read more “Jumbo 757 (May 17) – Mine’s a double, sport”

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Times Saturday 23922

Author   linxitPosted on 30th May 2008 at 12:10 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I was away on a walking weekend in the Malverns last week, but had a gout attack and had to sit out the 9½-mile walk the rest of them suffered through, which meant I was … Read more “Times Saturday 23922”

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Times Championship Qualifier No. 3

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 30th May 2008 at 8:47 AM10 September 2025Categories Other Crosswords

Judging by my time, this continues a trend of gradually increasing difficulty for the qualifier puzzles, though I was fairly slow on a couple of points. Mainly 14 where I lost time by failing to … Read more “Times Championship Qualifier No. 3”

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23,927

Author   neildubyaPosted on 30th May 2008 at 8:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time – 16:23  I thought I was going to be in for the long haul with this one as my initial scan of the Across clues yielded nothing and the Downs weren’t looking much … Read more “23,927”

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