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Day: 24th January 2010

Mephisto 2577 – Paul McKenna

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 24th January 2010 at 12:26 PM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

This took about 2 hours in four goes, scattered over gaps in the snooker on the box. I used Chambers after about 6 answers were in, and found the SE corner hardest – 32, 34, … Read more “Mephisto 2577 – Paul McKenna”

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ST 4364 (Sun 17 Jan) – Smike analysis

Author   talbinhoPosted on 24th January 2010 at 7:53 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: Lost, but about 6 or 7 minutes, I think, with the last few on STRETCHER, CONCRETE, RETRENCH and finally KISMET. No howlers that I spotted, but a few strange ones. * = anagram, … Read more “ST 4364 (Sun 17 Jan) – Smike analysis”

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