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Day: 19th April 2026

Summer Social Saturday 13 June 2026

Author   JohninterredPosted on 19th April 2026 at 9:50 AM26 April 2026Categories Meetups and Events

A reminder that we are  having another informal summer gathering on  Saturday 13th June 2026 from 1200 at The George, Southwark. Do come along – all are welcome.  Read about last year’s here.

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Mephisto 3424 – John Blackham….you could look him up!

Author   vinyl1Posted on 19th April 2026 at 2:09 AM19 April 2026Categories Mephisto

This medium level puzzle by Robert Teuton was not too difficult to solve, although parsing some of the more difficult clues was another matter.    I think I’ve finally got it all, after doing some research.

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Sunday Times Cryptic No 5211 by Dean Mayer — I saw the light!

Author   Guy du SablePosted on 19th April 2026 at 12:00 AM19 April 2026Categories Weekend Cryptic

I didn’t know the idiom or the fish or another interesting word (it’s always great to discover a novel nugget of crystallized meaning)…

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