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Day: 19th August 2010

Times 24621

Author   sotiraPosted on 19th August 2010 at 10:32 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

37:27 .. Apologies if this blog is a little less sophisticated than the puzzle deserves. I’m stepping in last minute and late at night after Sabine’s computer declared war on her. I think we’ve all … Read more “Times 24621”

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Jumbo 883

Author   sghansonPosted on 19th August 2010 at 11:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Several quite complex wordplays made this an enetertaining puzzle. Thank you to the setter. Across 1 JOACHIM – JIM (Callaghan) around O, CH(estnut), all around A 5 LINEAR B – BRAE=bank, NIL, all reversed 9 … Read more “Jumbo 883”

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Times 24620 – The Blue Danube Waltz

Author   yfyapPosted on 19th August 2010 at 11:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

When I got down to solving today’s puzzle, 1Across made me reach for Chambers to confirm my vague memory of an Egyptian god and when I parsed it, I went to YouTube and started a … Read more “Times 24620 – The Blue Danube Waltz”

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