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Day: 9th September 2008

The Chambers Dictionary – 11th Edition

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 9th September 2008 at 9:22 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

ISBN 978-0-550-10289-8, £25 on the initial special offer, cover price is £35. Doubtless cheaper at online bookshops. Many crossword solvers will buy this simply because by about the end of the year it will be … Read more “The Chambers Dictionary – 11th Edition”

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Jumbo 773

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 9th September 2008 at 9:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: 53 mins Maybe a little bit more difficult than an average Jumbo, but I think I’m still a bit slower with these than usual.Plenty of novel answers and clues, from which I hope … Read more “Jumbo 773”

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Times 24014 The Glossy Omath

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 9th September 2008 at 9:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 50 minutes including some fruitless research to try to explain 2 down I thought this a difficult puzzle which I had to work hard at, often reverse engineering the word play from … Read more “Times 24014 The Glossy Omath”

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