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Day: 25th August 2013

Sunday Times 4551 (18 Aug 2013) by Dean Mayer

Author   daveperryPosted on 25th August 2013 at 1:59 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: 31:42 Typical Dean. Lots of excellent surface readings and clever wordplay. Many candidates for COD but 12a just shades it over 17a for me. Apologies for the lateness of the blog. cd = … Read more “Sunday Times 4551 (18 Aug 2013) by Dean Mayer”

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Mephisto 2764, 18 August 2013

Author   JerryWPosted on 25th August 2013 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Solving Time: Quite a while, an hour or more. I did the crossword in odd moments over several days, so no time recorded. I found it somewhat harder than average, but maybe I’m just out … Read more “Mephisto 2764, 18 August 2013”

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