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Day: 13th July 2014

Mephisto 2810 by Paul McKenna

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 13th July 2014 at 7:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

A generally easy puzzle Across 3 ALTOGETHER – ALTO-GET-HER; 10 ASSURE – ASS-URE; 11 RICARD – RI(CAR-d)D; 12 PEPPER – PEP-PER; 13 BRAD – B(reak)-RAD; excellent=RAD: 15 EMPERISE – (e premise)*; 16 TUART – marsupial=tuan … Read more “Mephisto 2810 by Paul McKenna”

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Sunday Times 4597 (6 July) by Tim Moorey

Author   keriothePosted on 13th July 2014 at 12:13 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

13:49 on the club timer for this one, so a pretty straightforward puzzle. There are some unfamiliar bits and pieces in here – a musical instrument, a fish, an unusual plural form, a word that’s … Read more “Sunday Times 4597 (6 July) by Tim Moorey”

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