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Day: 7th January 2009

Mephisto 2522 – Tim Moorey

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 7th January 2009 at 6:03 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Solving time: c. 45 mins, with Chambers used for the last half hour or so. Fresh from the top of the Crossword best-seller lists, Time gives us quite a tough wiorkout with our copies of … Read more “Mephisto 2522 – Tim Moorey”

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24116 – Oh brother, it’s déjà vu …

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 7th January 2009 at 8:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

…and it’s also good to be back. Radiotherapy and post-treatment taking things easy are now complete, with some interesting hair loss which is mainly restricted to the back of my head. Solving time 11:16 This … Read more “24116 – Oh brother, it’s déjà vu …”

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