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Day: 12th March 2023

Mephisto 3262 – A bottle of white, a bottle of red….

Author   vinyl1Posted on 12th March 2023 at 1:47 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Most of this was straightforward enough, but there are a few bits I did’t fully understand while solving.   I finished it in two sessions, and checked my results against Chambers.  

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5049 by Dean Mayer — Beam me up

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 12th March 2023 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This puzzle was out of this world! Seriously, I really enjoyed it, and pun intended.

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