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Mephisto 3413 – John Grimshaw

Author   glhPosted on 1st February 2026 at 12:53 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans

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Times 29452: return to Tricky Thursday

Author   glhPosted on 29th January 2026 at 1:29 AM29 January 2026Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 10:58. That’s a little outside my average, but looking at the other early times, I feel confident in declaring Tricky Thursday is here to stay.

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Mephisto 3411 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 18th January 2026 at 12:16 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

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Times 29440 – when Tricky Thursday meets disastrous Wednesday

Author   glhPosted on 15th January 2026 at 3:45 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

No time recorded – my laptop decided to crash and I had to get it wiped, so I’m solving and writing this up on an unfamiliar laptop.

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Mephisto 3409 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 4th January 2026 at 4:14 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

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Times 29428: Happy New Year from the Tricky Thursday club

Author   glhPosted on 1st January 2026 at 12:46 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 8:29.

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Mephisto 3407 – John Grimshaw

Author   glhPosted on 21st December 2025 at 1:50 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

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Times 29416 – Tricky Thursday rides again

Author   glhPosted on 18th December 2025 at 4:17 AM18 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 14:11

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Mephisto 3405 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 7th December 2025 at 2:11 AM7 December 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans.

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Times 29404 – Tricky Thursday rides again

Author   glhPosted on 4th December 2025 at 4:10 AM5 December 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 14:53. I struggled with this one!

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