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Day: 25th July 2021

Times 28039 – “Come on down to my boat….

Author   vinyl1Posted on 25th July 2021 at 7:41 PM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time: 19 minutesMusic: Prokofiev, Symphony 5, Karajan/BPO Well, another easy Monday, at least for me.   I didn’t even get to side 2 of the symphony during my quick solve, but then I went on to … Read more “Times 28039 – “Come on down to my boat….”

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Mephisto 3177 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 25th July 2021 at 2:49 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans. Two of my greatest enjoyments in doing a Mephisto puzzle are the grid construction and the visits to the outer regions of Chambers, and this puzzle supplies plenty of both.  A generous … Read more “Mephisto 3177 – Paul McKenna”

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Sunday Times 4964 by Dean Mayer – filibustered

Author   keriothePosted on 25th July 2021 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

19:51. I found this one tricky, with lots of creative clues as we’ve come to expect from this setter, and more importantly a few things for us to debate: is this a ridiculous obscurity, is … Read more “Sunday Times 4964 by Dean Mayer – filibustered”

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