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Day: 22nd March 2009

ST 4320 (Sun 15 Mar) – Backwards analysis

Author   talbinhoPosted on 22nd March 2009 at 11:34 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 6:25 After last week things could only improve. I’m not really a fan of this setter’s rather loose style but the majority of the nitpicks below are quibbles rather than complaints. I suspect … Read more “ST 4320 (Sun 15 Mar) – Backwards analysis”

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Mephisto 2533 Mike Laws

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 22nd March 2009 at 7:46 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Following on from two consecutive difficult puzzles this one was quite easy. Apart from being three words rather that two, the key clue 1A was simple as were 9D,10D and 31A both in terms of … Read more “Mephisto 2533 Mike Laws”

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