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Day: 9th October 2022

Mephisto 3240 – Dearly bought

Author   vinyl1Posted on 9th October 2022 at 1:52 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

This one was definitely on the tougher side, and I was please to be able to finish after considerable struggle.     I did biff quite a few, and the pun was very helpful. 

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5027 by David McLean — the unexpected

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 9th October 2022 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

I can’t tell whether this (mostly) very fine puzzle is really much harder than it seemed at first or if my state of distraction on the eve of a suddenly necessary trip to Philadelphia was to blame for my delayed finish.

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