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Month: November 2020

Times 27811 – Welcome to the working week!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 1st November 2020 at 7:50 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time: 15 minutesMusic: Elvis Costello, Spike Looks like easy Monday is back.   I flew through this one, biffing some of the longer answers which had obvious literals.   Getting these really opens up the grid, and … Read more “Times 27811 – Welcome to the working week!”

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Sunday Times 4926 by Robert Price

Author   keriothePosted on 1st November 2020 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

8:47. I completely forgot that it was my turn to blog until the last minute, so I am writing this hurriedly late on Saturday evening and I’m going to have to keep comments to a … Read more “Sunday Times 4926 by Robert Price”

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Mephisto 3139 – Don Manley

Author   glhPosted on 1st November 2020 at 12:11 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Fun puzzle with a 90-degree symmetry grid and generous checking letters around. As usual, Don Manley has given precise wordplay for the more unusual words in the grid. Just in case I make any flubs … Read more “Mephisto 3139 – Don Manley”

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