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Day: 18th October 2009

Mephisto 2563 – Mike Laws

Author   glhPosted on 18th October 2009 at 1:45 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I usually find Mike Laws the most difficult of the Mephisto setting team, but there were not all that many unusual words, and some of the odder ones had some easy wordplay and generous checking … Read more “Mephisto 2563 – Mike Laws”

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ST 4350 (Sun 11 Oct) – Miseducation

Author   talbinhoPosted on 18th October 2009 at 1:09 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 9 mins The worst clue this week is probably 7dn, which is either faulty or just awful. There’s also an incorrect enumeration at 1dn. Actually, I’ve just had a thought. In the same … Read more “ST 4350 (Sun 11 Oct) – Miseducation”

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Jumbo 837 – October 3, 2009

Author   topicaltimPosted on 18th October 2009 at 12:12 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

The usual Jumbo rubric: as the solution is available alongside (or indeed before) the blog, comment is confined only to references that might remain obscure to overseas / inexperienced solvers even with the answer visible, … Read more “Jumbo 837 – October 3, 2009”

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