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Day: 6th October 2019

Sunday Times 4870 by Dean Mayer

Author   keriothePosted on 6th October 2019 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

17:15. A corker of a puzzle from Dean this week. One of those that seem quite hard at the time, but look entirely simple and obvious when you go back and look at the clues … Read more “Sunday Times 4870 by Dean Mayer”

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Mephisto 3083 – Tim Moorey

Author   glhPosted on 6th October 2019 at 12:50 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Another tricky Mephisto, particularly near the end. I didn’t do myself any favours by being convinced that SAGEST was the correct answer at 31 across. With the Mephisto, since the definitions can be verified in … Read more “Mephisto 3083 – Tim Moorey”

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