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Day: 17th August 2008

Mephisto 2502

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 17th August 2008 at 8:20 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Solving time: about 80 mins, with Chambers used after about half the grid was complete Starters seemed to be mostly Acrosses – 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 32 – only … Read more “Mephisto 2502”

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ST 4289 (Sun 10 August) – No smart aleck

Author   talbinhoPosted on 17th August 2008 at 12:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 11:45 Not very good from me – got stuck on 2dn, which was excusable as I didn’t know the architect, and 1ac which I really should have got much faster. I’ll blame it … Read more “ST 4289 (Sun 10 August) – No smart aleck”

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