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Day: 1st December 2013

Sunday Times 4565 (25 Nov 2013) by Jeff Pearce

Author   daveperryPosted on 1st December 2013 at 8:24 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: About 35 minutes, but without full parsing. There were several answers that were obvious from the definitions & checkers, but the wordplay took a while to untangle. I’m thinking of the long ones … Read more “Sunday Times 4565 (25 Nov 2013) by Jeff Pearce”

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Mephisto 2778 by Don Manley

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 1st December 2013 at 8:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Off to a fast start with 1A, 5A and 11A followed by the first five down clues in very short order. No major hold-ups after that for a good average puzzle. Some enlightenment needed at … Read more “Mephisto 2778 by Don Manley”

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