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Day: 13th March 2016

Sunday 4684 by David McLean – solve, or solve not

Author   keriothePosted on 13th March 2016 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

36:27. I thought this was a really first-class puzzle. Rather like Dean Mayer this setter seems to have a mind that works a little bit differently to most, so that there are always lots of … Read more “Sunday 4684 by David McLean – solve, or solve not”

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Mephisto 2897 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 13th March 2016 at 12:34 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I started working on this without access to Chambers, and was having a hard time of it – several question marks. I finished it waiting for a flight, loving my WordWeb version of Chambers on … Read more “Mephisto 2897 – Paul McKenna”

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