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Day: 2nd November 2013

Saturday Times 25616 (26th Oct)

Author   linxitPosted on 2nd November 2013 at 8:51 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Sorry about the delay getting this one up – my weekends are getting as busy as my weekdays lately! Anyway, a fairly steady solve in around 15 minutes. Getting the four 14-letter ones in early … Read more “Saturday Times 25616 (26th Oct)”

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Times Jumbo 1059

Author   helenoughamPosted on 2nd November 2013 at 8:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

I thought this was fairly straightforward; it took me 17 minutes, plus checking the answer to 39dn (PHILISTIA). As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 SPENCER – sounds like (Edmund) Spenser. Hubert SPENCER coined … Read more “Times Jumbo 1059”

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