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Day: 15th September 2010

Another pub gathering (and some championship chat)

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 15th September 2010 at 11:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

On October 3rd, former Times crossword editor Brian Greer is in London on a visit from Portland, Oregon where he now works. He suggested a gathering in a pub to meet up with me and … Read more “Another pub gathering (and some championship chat)”

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24643 – still waiting for a weekday stinker

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 15th September 2010 at 10:42 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 9:48 The current sequence of relatively easy puzzles continues – I just looked back to see when a weekday puzzle last took me over 15 minutes. Apart from a DEMI/SEMI slip-up which would … Read more “24643 – still waiting for a weekday stinker”

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