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Day: 7th August 2022

Mephisto 3231 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 7th August 2022 at 1:16 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans. Fun puzzle from Paul McKenna this week, with a pun in the top row that leapt out of the grid and got me off to a good start (even though I know … Read more “Mephisto 3231 – Paul McKenna”

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Sunday Times 5018 by David McLean – hostile environment

Author   keriothePosted on 7th August 2022 at 1:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

22:14. I found this decidedly tricky, and as I solved I thought some of it was a bit loose.

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