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Day: 16th December 2015

Championship 2015, Grand Final, puzzle one.

Author   piquetPosted on 16th December 2015 at 7:45 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Having survived the six qualifiers, blog-wise, I was preparing myself to face steeper slopes with the Final Three. However I found this one no trickier than the two toughest of the preliminary puzzles (the crampons … Read more “Championship 2015, Grand Final, puzzle one.”

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Quick Cryptic 462 by Rongo

Author   nick_the_novicePosted on 16th December 2015 at 12:30 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Thought this was a fine QC offering from Rongo, with a good mix of some “entry level” clues and some trickier stuff (11ac in particular required a bit of working out). All in all, very … Read more “Quick Cryptic 462 by Rongo”

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