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Day: 2nd December 2018

Mephisto 3039 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 2nd December 2018 at 3:58 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Odd-numbered Mephisto time! The grid has 90-degree symmetry with four clues running all the way across the 12×12 grid to stop it from separating into four mini-puzzles. All good fin. I however made a real … Read more “Mephisto 3039 – Paul McKenna”

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Sunday Times 4826 by Jeff Pearce

Author   keriothePosted on 2nd December 2018 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

13:18. Nothing too hard this week. The bird at 4dn has come up before, including in a puzzle I blogged some time back, and I remembered it. This is perhaps fortunate because the wordplay strikes … Read more “Sunday Times 4826 by Jeff Pearce”

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