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Day: 23rd November 2014

Times 25952 – The Bones of All Setters

Author   vinyl1Posted on 23rd November 2014 at 9:59 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 55 minutes Music: Mozart, Piano Sonatas, Mitsuko Uchida Here is a puzzle that is a bit more difficult than the usual Monday offering. I had it nearly complete after 30 minutes, but the … Read more “Times 25952 – The Bones of All Setters”

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Sunday Times 4616 (16 Nov 2014) by Jeff Pearce

Author   daveperryPosted on 23rd November 2014 at 9:41 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: Just over the hour I just crept over the hour with RAISE/STEINS being the last pair in. I’m not sure why it took me so long as, looking back at it now, a … Read more “Sunday Times 4616 (16 Nov 2014) by Jeff Pearce”

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Mephisto 2829 – Don Manley

Author   glhPosted on 23rd November 2014 at 12:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

My shiny new copy of Don Manley’s Crossword Manual arrived last week, meaning I now own books by two of the Mephisto setters (I have a sneaking suspicion that Paul McKenna isn’t in any immediate … Read more “Mephisto 2829 – Don Manley”

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