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Day: 1st April 2010

Farewell, Bank Holiday Jumbos

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 1st April 2010 at 11:51 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I’ve just heard on the bush telegraph that the Bank Holiday Jumbo is no more. It seems you will not find one in tomorrow’s paper, nor any future Bank Holiday edition of The Times. Solvers … Read more “Farewell, Bank Holiday Jumbos”

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Times 24500 – Smooth as Silk

Author   yfyapPosted on 1st April 2010 at 8:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

The remarkable thing about today’s puzzle is the sheer elegance of the clueing with marvellous surface reading. Many clues have been cleverly crafted to arrive at a sensible surface reading that epitomise the best in … Read more “Times 24500 – Smooth as Silk”

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