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Day: 21st February 2010

Mephisto 2581 – Mike Laws

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 21st February 2010 at 9:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

An easy puzzle, solved in about half an hour in three different bursts. A quick recap suggests that about 19 of the clues are daily paper difficulty. Only the 33/26 crossing needed Chambers for confirmation … Read more “Mephisto 2581 – Mike Laws”

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ST 4368 (Sun 14 Feb) – Muscle memory

Author   talbinhoPosted on 21st February 2010 at 7:28 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 4:25 Pretty good this week with the anagrams at 21ac and 4dn being my favourite clues. There was some difficult vocabulary, of which I didn’t know or couldn’t remember 29ac (MASSETER, a muscle … Read more “ST 4368 (Sun 14 Feb) – Muscle memory”

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