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Day: 19th March 2017

Jumbo 1252 February 25, 2017

Author   galsprayPosted on 19th March 2017 at 11:39 PM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Sorry for the late posting, the dog ate my homework. This puzzle took me roughly an hour, which would suggest average difficulty, but I had a very undignified three errors.  Three!  One was just a … Read more “Jumbo 1252 February 25, 2017”

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Mephisto 2950 – by Don Manley

Author   dorsetjimboPosted on 19th March 2017 at 6:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

A stroll in the park this week Across 1 SFERICS – S(F)ERIC-S; fine=F; society=S; atmospherics; 6 KAPUT – KA-PUT; spirit=KA; 10 HELIANTHUS – (health sun I)*; 11 ACIDLY – AC-IDLY; 13 FICHU – hidden (scienti)FIC-HU(sband); … Read more “Mephisto 2950 – by Don Manley”

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Sunday Times 4737 by Dean Mayer

Author   nick_the_novicePosted on 19th March 2017 at 12:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Another very fine puzzle from Dean, with the trademark concise clueing and some enjoyable splashes of wit. For me this was quite a tussle which I undertook on the train back from Manchester to London, … Read more “Sunday Times 4737 by Dean Mayer”

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