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Day: 25th September 2016

Time 26,527 – New location, same service

Author   vinyl1Posted on 25th September 2016 at 9:37 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Solving time: 27 minutes Music: None, music not yet available in my Connecticut establishment I thought this was a rather vanilla puzzle, with maybe a few words that might be obscure to some solvers. I … Read more “Time 26,527 – New location, same service”

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Mephisto 2925 – Don Manley

Author   glhPosted on 25th September 2016 at 1:02 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

I think I was 50/50 on having the advantage here – I was very familiar with the name for rivers in the US, particularly in the Dutch-settled areas of Pennsylvania. On the other hand I … Read more “Mephisto 2925 – Don Manley”

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Sunday Times 4712 by Jeff Pearce

Author   keriothePosted on 25th September 2016 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

10:34. A fairly gentle offering from Jeff Pearce this week, but none the less enjoyable for that. I was slowed down a bit by misspelling the little fella at 8dn: I put RUMPLE instead of … Read more “Sunday Times 4712 by Jeff Pearce”

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