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Day: 6th September 2009

Times 24324: Hunting vocabulary, out in India!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 6th September 2009 at 9:06 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 48 minutes Music: None, I’m in a remote part of Connecticut for the Labor Day holiday, no vinyl here. I found this a bit on the hard side, and was distracted by my … Read more “Times 24324: Hunting vocabulary, out in India!”

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ST 4344 (Sun 30 Aug) – Animal Farm

Author   talbinhoPosted on 6th September 2009 at 6:52 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 5:33 I hadn’t seen a crossword for a couple of weeks when I did this but it was a gentle re-introduction. There seems to be an animal theme with bears, horses, lions, antelopes, … Read more “ST 4344 (Sun 30 Aug) – Animal Farm”

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Mephisto 2557 by Tim Moorey

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 6th September 2009 at 8:38 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

The first thing I noticed about this puzzle is the 13×11 grid rather than the 12×12 we are used to. During the week we learned that there are new grids for the Times daily so … Read more “Mephisto 2557 by Tim Moorey”

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