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Day: 1st February 2009

Saturday Jumbo 796 – 17 January 2009

Author   7dpenguinPosted on 1st February 2009 at 11:32 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Another cracker of a crossword. Coming in at just under 38 minutes this was one of my slower solves. I don’t know whether this was down to devious clueing or that I’m not suited to … Read more “Saturday Jumbo 796 – 17 January 2009”

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ST4313 (Sunday, 25 January)

Author   richardvgPosted on 1st February 2009 at 11:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: 10:56 It’s a while since I did a Sunday Times cryptic, and I enjoyed it more than I expected. There are reasonably interesting words, but nothing too obscure. There are some rather weak … Read more “ST4313 (Sunday, 25 January)”

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Mephisto 2526 – Paul McKenna

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 1st February 2009 at 8:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Solving time: about 80 minutes, with Chambers use for about the last two-thirds of the clues. A good tough challenge with lots of new words for me. Across 3 SKATE,B.O.,(h)ARD – with “go on deck” … Read more “Mephisto 2526 – Paul McKenna”

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