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Day: 14th June 2009

ST 4332 (Sun 7 Jun) – 17A of vitroil

Author   talbinhoPosted on 14th June 2009 at 1:28 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 6:10 A pretty good puzzle without too many quibbles, although 17ac confuses me and I may have got the wrong answer. * = anagram, “X” = sounds like ‘X’. Across 1 CORNETTIST; (RENT … Read more “ST 4332 (Sun 7 Jun) – 17A of vitroil”

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Jumbo 818

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 14th June 2009 at 1:15 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: 19:30 An easyish Jumbo with quite a few plants in answers or wordplay – 1A, 47, 57, 45 (twice!), 31. Probably coincidence rather than an intentional theme. Across 1 HER,B(P)AR,IS – a fairly … Read more “Jumbo 818”

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Mephisto 2545 Mike Laws

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 14th June 2009 at 7:57 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

A puzzle that was as easy as the previous week’s had been difficult. It came the day after a very tough Saturday Prize Crossword that took me longer to complete! One point of interest is … Read more “Mephisto 2545 Mike Laws”

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