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Month: August 2010

ST 4391 (Sun 25 Jul) – An almighty mess

Author   talbinhoPosted on 2nd August 2010 at 11:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 3:44 A very strange puzzle. Most of the clues are fine and some are good (at least by Sunday Times standards), but there are three that seem to be faulty: 1ac (SHIPMENT), 12ac … Read more “ST 4391 (Sun 25 Jul) – An almighty mess”

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Times 24605 – One for the ladies?

Author   kororarekaPosted on 2nd August 2010 at 10:40 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving Time: 32 minutes Mostly straightforward, but with some vocabulary and a foreign phrase which might put it beyond the entry level category. If I hadn’t attempted to start in the SW corner (where I … Read more “Times 24605 – One for the ladies?”

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Mephisto 2604 by Paul McKenna – who’s the babbo?

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 1st August 2010 at 9:03 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

An excellent puzzle that I failed to finish in one sitting. After an hour I had nearly all the LHS and a smattering on the RHS. I took a break and when I returned finished … Read more “Mephisto 2604 by Paul McKenna – who’s the babbo?”

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