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Day: 8th April 2009

Times 24195 – did Michelle Obama pull a 11?

Author   glhPosted on 8th April 2009 at 7:47 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 12 minutes with a splitting head-cold, so this must have been on the easier side. There were some nice clues, mostly straight-forward words with one or two clever wordplay twists (for the … Read more “Times 24195 – did Michelle Obama pull a 11?”

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Times 24194 – 1A, 3

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 8th April 2009 at 8:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 13:36 Quite tricky this one, though for no very obvious reason – must just be well-hidden wordplay. Last in were 27 and then 13. Just noticed that the top row makes a good … Read more “Times 24194 – 1A, 3”

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