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Day: 24th December 2016

Reminder

Author   linxitPosted on 24th December 2016 at 3:44 PM10 September 2025Categories Announcement

Just a gentle reminder to Sunday bloggers that last week’s puzzles shouldn’t be blogged until next weekend, and that the Christmas Day puzzles will be online-only and won’t have prizes, so can be blogged on … Read more “Reminder”

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Times Jumbo 1239

Author   helenoughamPosted on 24th December 2016 at 9:22 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Season’s greetings, everyone! Overall I didn’t find this too tough, but I hadn’t come across 39ac before, and spent ages trying to work out 7ac – the clue is a nice bit of misdirection. As … Read more “Times Jumbo 1239”

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Saturday Times 26598 (17th Dec)

Author   linxitPosted on 24th December 2016 at 12:21 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

A leisurely unhurried 10:33 on a print-out so this was definitely at the easy end of the spectrum. Mostly very straightforward wordplay so not too much to say about it below. Hats off to the … Read more “Saturday Times 26598 (17th Dec)”

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