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Day: 10th August 2020

Times 27739 – What Uncle Toby was looking for?

Author   vinyl1Posted on 10th August 2020 at 1:12 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time: 45 minutesMusic: Albeniz, Iberia I was definitely off the wavelenght here, and struggled with a lot of the clues.    There is a lot of original cluing here, which makes it difficult to lean on … Read more “Times 27739 – What Uncle Toby was looking for?”

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QC 1675 by Orpheus

Author   astartedonPosted on 10th August 2020 at 12:14 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

Sorry, nothing at all to say this week except look at the explanations below. I can’t stand this awful weather where every keystroke is a miniature expenditure of energy too far so I’m bailing out … Read more “QC 1675 by Orpheus”

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