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Day: 5th January 2014

Mephisto 2783 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 5th January 2014 at 12:48 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I got through most of this before having to dive in to the dictionaries and electronic aids, so I’d call it easy-medium (if BEQ is looking in, “easyum” works well here) on the Mephisto scale. … Read more “Mephisto 2783 – Paul McKenna”

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Sunday Times 4570 (29 Dec 2013) by Tim Moorey

Author   daveperryPosted on 5th January 2014 at 12:26 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: About 25 minutes to solve, but much longer to parse. I finished this fairly quickly for me, because I quickly decided not to spend too much time attempting to explain all the clues … Read more “Sunday Times 4570 (29 Dec 2013) by Tim Moorey”

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Sunday Times 4569 (22 Dec 2013) by Dean Mayer

Author   daveperryPosted on 5th January 2014 at 12:24 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: None recorded. On the rare occasions that I make the journey down south to visit my family, we like to spend some time gathered around a crossword, pooling our collective resources. I was … Read more “Sunday Times 4569 (22 Dec 2013) by Dean Mayer”

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