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Day: 26th April 2009

Mephisto 2538 – Paul McKenna

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 26th April 2009 at 12:33 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Solving time: not recorded but pretty slow – maybe 2-2½ hours. As you can gather I found this very tough. One reason was missing what should have been a very straightforward anagram at 34A, another … Read more “Mephisto 2538 – Paul McKenna”

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ST 4325 (Sun 19 Apr) – Three cheers

Author   talbinhoPosted on 26th April 2009 at 12:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 9 mins Actually just a couple, at 10ac, but if only the Sunday Times crossword were like this every week: some outstanding clues here, especially the anagrams at 28ac, 5dn, 8dn and 13dn, … Read more “ST 4325 (Sun 19 Apr) – Three cheers”

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