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Day: 3rd March 2012

Jumbo 966

Author   fathippy2Posted on 3rd March 2012 at 11:38 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Seems like many of my Jumbo colleagues leave the blog until the second weekend rather than the Thursday when the competition closes, so I think I may do likewise. Makes it easier to find the … Read more “Jumbo 966”

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Saturday Times 25095 (25th Feb)

Author   linxitPosted on 3rd March 2012 at 8:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time 17:50. I started with the four crossing 12-letter entries and got three of them straight away, so thought I’d be in for a quick time. However, I lost my way a bit in … Read more “Saturday Times 25095 (25th Feb)”

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Times 25100

Author   daveperryPosted on 3rd March 2012 at 1:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 53:56 – Mainly being held up by 6 (didn’t know the word) and 16 (struggled to decode the wordplay) Looking back at it now, I think I must have been tired, since there … Read more “Times 25100”

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