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Day: 5th June 2010

Saturday Times 24550 (May 29th)

Author   linxitPosted on 5th June 2010 at 2:22 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Another one with no time written down, as I had to snatch the odd 5 minutes here and there to look at it last Saturday. One word was new to me (1D) and there was … Read more “Saturday Times 24550 (May 29th)”

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Times Jumbo 872

Author   topicaltimPosted on 5th June 2010 at 11:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

The usual Jumbo rubric: as the solution is available alongside (or indeed before) the blog, comment is confined only to references that might remain obscure to overseas / inexperienced solvers even with the answer visible, … Read more “Times Jumbo 872”

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TLS 832 (14 May)

Author   tony_severPosted on 5th June 2010 at 1:39 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 18:42 (1 wrong) I made a slowish start, but then picked up speed a little and had all but four answers filled in by around 10 minutes – and one of those (FEMME) … Read more “TLS 832 (14 May)”

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