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Day: 23rd October 2009

Jumbo 838 – Expanding my vocabulary

Author   sghansonPosted on 23rd October 2009 at 1:20 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

My first official blog post so I wasted no time in trying to solve the crossword on the day it was published. A number of new words and phrases came out of the solutions, but … Read more “Jumbo 838 – Expanding my vocabulary”

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Times 24364 – Nursery Games

Author   jackktPosted on 23rd October 2009 at 7:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

A very lively puzzle that took me far longer than it should have done, around 70 minutes. I’m not sure whether the nursery rhyme references are known universally, nor the bit of slang that’s been … Read more “Times 24364 – Nursery Games”

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