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Day: 1st June 2025

Updated SNITCH and Quick SNITCH

Author   starstruck_auPosted on 1st June 2025 at 4:42 AMCategories Announcement

For those who consult the SNITCH sites, you will notice some changes, as I’ve now directed the main links to my upgraded implementation. Thanks for those who gave feedback on the new site format in … Read more “Updated SNITCH and Quick SNITCH”

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Mephisto 3378 – Puzzle, yes, pun, no!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 1st June 2025 at 2:00 AM1 June 2025Categories Mephisto

This was not very difficult, although I had a hard time getting started, and had to open up operations in the southeast corner of the grid.    But as usually happens in Mephisto,  once you have a few crossing letters, more answers become obvious and you can expand around the grid.

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Monthly Club Special No 286 May 2025

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st June 2025 at 12:02 AM30 May 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

The usual monthly delight of entertaining words from the dark corners of the dictionary (and different parts of the world) and inventive wordplay. Thank-you clever setter.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5165 by David McLean — Thumbs up!

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 1st June 2025 at 12:00 AM1 June 2025Categories Weekend Cryptic

This ride, as any with Harry at the wheel, was not without twists and turns, but as always it covered some interesting terrain

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