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Day: 28th February 2009

Mephisto 2530 – Mike Laws

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 28th February 2009 at 11:16 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

A moderately difficult one this – about an hour to solve, though with a fair amount of looking up. A few less words than usual – 16 each of across and down rather than the … Read more “Mephisto 2530 – Mike Laws”

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Jumbo 800 (Feb 14th)

Author   linxitPosted on 28th February 2009 at 9:59 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time 37:46, which is about average for me. A milestone number, and published on Valentine’s Day too, but no sign of a theme. How boring! The puzzle turned out to be one of two … Read more “Jumbo 800 (Feb 14th)”

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Saturday Times 24155 (21st Feb)

Author   linxitPosted on 28th February 2009 at 9:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 11:53, much easier than the previous couple of weeks! A few bits of general knowledge required, but it was all stuff I already knew so no problems there. I’ve got a bit of … Read more “Saturday Times 24155 (21st Feb)”

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Club changes

Author   jackktPosted on 28th February 2009 at 5:40 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

I went to print today’s Saturday cryptic and found there is now a button with an option to print a grey grid to save ink. Brilliant! This was a suggestion I wrote to them about and … Read more “Club changes”

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