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Day: 30th January 2010

Saturday Times 24442 (Jan 23rd)

Author   linxitPosted on 30th January 2010 at 2:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 21:02, slowed down a bit by a couple of silly mistakes. Otherwise another fairly straightforward one for a Saturday, although there were a couple of obscure words and a literary reference that might … Read more “Saturday Times 24442 (Jan 23rd)”

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Jumbo 854 – January 16th 2010

Author   7dpenguinPosted on 30th January 2010 at 12:29 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

It was only when writing this blog that I realised how good this crossword was.  After solving I felt as if I hadn’t really enjoyed it, but I realise now that I must have been punch-drunk … Read more “Jumbo 854 – January 16th 2010”

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