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Day: 9th February 2014

Times Jumbo 1075 (25 Jan 2014)

Author   daveperryPosted on 9th February 2014 at 10:53 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Solving time: About 1 hour 35 minutes – with one mistake. It seemed quite an easy one, although there were plenty of excellent clues here. I still don’t really understand 54a, but no doubt someone … Read more “Times Jumbo 1075 (25 Jan 2014)”

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Sunday Times 4575 (2 Feb 2014) by Dean Mayer

Author   daveperryPosted on 9th February 2014 at 10:27 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: 64:25, albeit amidst distractions Another excellent puzzle from Dean. Plenty to titter about for the schoolboys amongst us in BUM, BALLS, PUSSY, and a few others as well, but they’re all used perfectly … Read more “Sunday Times 4575 (2 Feb 2014) by Dean Mayer”

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Mephisto 2788 by Tim Moorey

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 9th February 2014 at 8:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Our run of rather easy puzzles does now appear to have been replaced by a run of middle of the road ones. This is a standard, enjoyable, offering that should assist new solvers to learn … Read more “Mephisto 2788 by Tim Moorey”

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