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Day: 10th January 2021

Times 27871 – Damme, where’s that clue?

Author   vinyl1Posted on 10th January 2021 at 8:16 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time: 31 minutesMusic: Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, Wilhelm Backhaus. This was a bit more difficult for a Monday, although I managed to race through most of it in about 15 minutes before getting stuck.   I was … Read more “Times 27871 – Damme, where’s that clue?”

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Sunday Times 4936 by David McLean

Author   keriothePosted on 10th January 2021 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

13:55. A medium-difficulty puzzle from Harry this week. There were quite a few cryptic definitions, which won’t be to everyone’s taste. I quite liked these though, particularly the clever 14ac and 3dn. Clue of the … Read more “Sunday Times 4936 by David McLean”

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Mephisto 3149 – Tim Moorey

Author   glhPosted on 10th January 2021 at 12:25 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Well we have often told you that you need Chambers to complete Mephisto (or at least to verify definitions), but in this case it is true four times over. There have been a few puzzles … Read more “Mephisto 3149 – Tim Moorey”

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