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Day: 26th July 2009

Mephisto 2551 – Mike Laws

Author   glhPosted on 26th July 2009 at 12:27 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I usually find Mike Laws to be the most difficult of the Mephisto setters, but the shape of this grid made it a bit easier. Mike set himself no small task with a 13×11 grid … Read more “Mephisto 2551 – Mike Laws”

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ST 4338 (Sun 18 Jul) – Simple interest

Author   talbinhoPosted on 26th July 2009 at 9:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 10 mins I thought a couple of the cryptic definitions in this were as good as anything (27ac, 15dn). A couple of pairs gave me problems at the end, 29ac/23dn (INFERIOR and SERAI) … Read more “ST 4338 (Sun 18 Jul) – Simple interest”

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