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Day: 23rd October 2010

Times Jumbo 892

Author   topicaltimPosted on 23rd October 2010 at 12:24 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I solved this puzzle in a pub in Cheltenham the day before the championship, as a bit of limbering up (not that it did any good), enjoying a pint or two of 6X and the … Read more “Times Jumbo 892”

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Times Saturday 24670 (16th Oct)

Author   linxitPosted on 23rd October 2010 at 10:06 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 20:18. I was held up for a while in the NW corner, as I’d put DEMONSTRATION in for 10D without reading it properly. Apart from that, there were several words which you could … Read more “Times Saturday 24670 (16th Oct)”

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TLS 850 (1 October 2010)

Author   tony_severPosted on 23rd October 2010 at 2:23 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 30:00 (16 right; 16 wrong/unsolved) I was feeling tired and made extraordinarily heavy weather of this puzzle, missing the obvious UNCERTAIN (I read That Uncertain Feeling years ago), which would almost certainly have … Read more “TLS 850 (1 October 2010)”

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