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Day: 31st January 2020

Monthly Club Special 20,232: Strip Jack Naked

Author   VerlainePosted on 31st January 2020 at 5:09 PM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

Those who don’t like these puzzles could do worse than to point at the run of down answers from, say, 10dn to 16dn: UREDINIOSPORE, ANOBIIDAE, DAIDZEIN? Give us a break! Random bits of science jargon … Read more “Monthly Club Special 20,232: Strip Jack Naked”

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Times Quick Cryptic No 1539 by Breadman

Author   JohninterredPosted on 31st January 2020 at 1:47 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

A medium difficulty puzzle from Breadman to finish the week, I feel, taking me just under my average time. Some eclectic general knowledge needed, although nothing too obscure – A famous boxer, Baltic geography, a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1539 by Breadman”

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