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Day: 20th October 2013

Times Jumbo 1057

Author   topicaltimPosted on 20th October 2013 at 1:24 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

27:48 on the Club timer, which is on the quick side for me with a puzzle of this size. Not too much in the way of obscurities, and no really tricksy wordplay. What was notable … Read more “Times Jumbo 1057”

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Sunday Times 4559 (13 Oct 2013) by Jeff Pearce

Author   daveperryPosted on 20th October 2013 at 9:54 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: Just under 20 mins. I picked this up with only about 20 minutes left of my lunch hour, and was rather surprised to finish it in that time. A lot of answers I … Read more “Sunday Times 4559 (13 Oct 2013) by Jeff Pearce”

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Mephisto 2772 by Don Manley

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 20th October 2013 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

All in all on the easy side I thought Across 1 STAPLE – S(L-PAT reversed)E; line=L; Home Counties=SE (England); “main” is definition; 5 PROSIT – PRO-SIT; for=PRO; model=SIT; drinking toast; 10 KARAITE – KARA(I)TE; a … Read more “Mephisto 2772 by Don Manley”

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