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Day: 20th August 2008

23998 – under construction

Author   glhPosted on 20th August 2008 at 8:20 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 26 minutes. Time should have been a lot faster, but I was doing this online from a hotel that allegedly has high-speed internet. It has unreliable internet that can be pilfered from … Read more “23998 – under construction”

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23,997

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 20th August 2008 at 1:58 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time 16:57 Had all but four solved in about 10 minutes and then a mighty struggle. Those four were in the SW corner that troubled many – 20/23/21/19. I didn’t understand cannabis commonly = … Read more “23,997”

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The evening natter … hopefully

Author   anaxcrosswordsPosted on 20th August 2008 at 1:00 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

The LIVE CHAT thing will happen again this evening. The room can of course be accessed whenever you like, but I reckon I’ll probably drop by around 7 to 7.30pm – see who’s kicking around. … Read more “The evening natter … hopefully”

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