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Day: 31st August 2024

Times Cryptic Jumbo 1688 – 17 August 2024

Author   JerryWPosted on 31st August 2024 at 6:32 AM10 September 2025Categories Jumbo Cryptic

Hello again. 1688 was the year of the “Glorious Revolution,” though not so glorious of course if you happened to be catholic. I liked this jumbo, a fraction on the harder side I thought and … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1688 – 17 August 2024”

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Quick Cryptic 2769 by Jalna

Author   galsprayPosted on 31st August 2024 at 4:09 AM10 September 2025Categories Quick Cryptic

No living people were harmed in the making of this crossword…

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Times Cryptic 29004 – Saturday, 24 August 2024. Drunk as a specific teetotaller?

Author   branchPosted on 31st August 2024 at 12:00 AM10 September 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

Only one comment in the margin of my copy, at 26ac. Otherwise, smooth sailing.

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