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Day: 26th August 2010

Jumbo 884 – 14th August 2010 – O, what a prat !

Author   7dpenguinPosted on 26th August 2010 at 10:18 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Yet again I get an excellent Jumbo to blog. At 45 minutes it took about half as long again as my average solve but all of the difficulty was down to clever clueing rather thanĀ obscure … Read more “Jumbo 884 – 14th August 2010 – O, what a prat !”

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Times 24626: I’m having a tea party!

Author   glhPosted on 26th August 2010 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time : 21 leisurely minutes. I’m in Boston right now, and was solving this at the bar over a pizza and a few pints of delicious Harpoon Pale Ale at Ducali’s. If I had … Read more “Times 24626: I’m having a tea party!”

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