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Day: 26th June 2016

Times 26449 – Little to argue about

Author   vinyl1Posted on 26th June 2016 at 8:27 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 14 minutes Blogging Music: Richard Thompson, Mock Tudor I’m back, filling in for Ulaca, who is doing a little traveling this week. This time around, I have gotten the typical easy Monday puzzle. … Read more “Times 26449 – Little to argue about”

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Mephisto 2912 – Paul McKenna

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 26th June 2016 at 6:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

All reasonably straighforward with one definition at 31A not understood Across 1 BIGGER – BI(G-G)ER; German=G; what you find in a stein=BEIR; 5 MISSED – M-(sides)*; my=M’ as in m’lud; ; 10 EVERSION – EVER-(is … Read more “Mephisto 2912 – Paul McKenna”

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Sunday Times 4699 by David McLean – Yo Ho Ho!

Author   nick_the_novicePosted on 26th June 2016 at 12:17 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

For me this was far and away the most enjoyable from ‘Harry’ so far. Super puzzle, I thought, with plenty of wit (loved 16dn and 15a), some crackerjack anagrams (1ac and 28ac standouts), a highly … Read more “Sunday Times 4699 by David McLean – Yo Ho Ho!”

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