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Day: 7th December 2014

Sunday Times 4618 (30 Nov 2014) by Tim Moorey

Author   daveperryPosted on 7th December 2014 at 5:30 PM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Solving time: 34:54 Not Mr Moorey’s finest hour, in my opinion. The hidden word at 9a was glaringly obvious, and the one at 24a wasn’t much better, and the definition at 2d was just plain … Read more “Sunday Times 4618 (30 Nov 2014) by Tim Moorey”

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Mephisto 2831 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 7th December 2014 at 1:26 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I found this one pretty tricky, particularly the bottom right quadrant, and I hope I’ve got all of the wordplays sorted out. Fortunately there are several definitions that appear to leave only one option and … Read more “Mephisto 2831 – Paul McKenna”

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