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Day: 10th October 2010

Times Championship 2010

Author   petebiddlecombePosted on 10th October 2010 at 8:20 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Final update (Monday evening, Tuesday morning): I can now report that I beat Mark Goodliffe at something on Sunday – providing a definitive image of a solver in mental agony. See the new picture (with … Read more “Times Championship 2010”

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ST 4401 (Sun 3 Oct) – Withal due respect

Author   talbinhoPosted on 10th October 2010 at 8:00 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 5:09 [edit: one mistake (9ac)] I felt sluggish over this, despite it seeming fairly easy, which is in keeping with most of my solving recently and doesn’t bode well for today at Cheltenham. … Read more “ST 4401 (Sun 3 Oct) – Withal due respect”

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Mephisto 2614 by Mike Laws

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 10th October 2010 at 8:38 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

There is very little to say about this puzzle. It is the easiest Mephisto for weeks and I suspect one of the easiest ever published. Many of the clues would be regarded as simple in … Read more “Mephisto 2614 by Mike Laws”

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