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Day: 22nd November 2016

Christmas Turkey 2016

Author   sotiraPosted on 22nd November 2016 at 8:07 AM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

UPDATE: As of 17.30 GMT we are slightly oversubscribed, so I’m afraid we’re now filling the subs’ bench. Do please register your interest, regardless. Anyone who misses out will surely get first dibs next time … Read more “Christmas Turkey 2016”

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Times Quick Cryptic 706 by Hawthorn

Author   jackktPosted on 22nd November 2016 at 7:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

18 minutes because my final three answers (1ac, 2dn and 4dn) effectively doubled my time taken for the remainder of the puzzle. I’ve no idea why I had problems with the latter two clues, but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 706 by Hawthorn”

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Times Cryptic 26576

Author   jackktPosted on 22nd November 2016 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

35 minutes with time lost at the end over 7dn and 16dn that prevented me achieving my half-hour target. I’ve not come across 7dn before and some guesswork was involved in the final part of … Read more “Times Cryptic 26576”

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