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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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Times 29396 – above the waist

Author   glhPosted on 25th November 2025 at 12:49 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken 6:29

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Mephisto 3403 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 23rd November 2025 at 1:31 AM23 November 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans

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Times 29392 – Tricky Thursday back with a vengeance!

Author   glhPosted on 20th November 2025 at 3:15 AM20 November 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 14:02. The wordplay in this puzzle is intricate – I smacked myself when I saw some of the answers, but the early solvers are making heavy weather of it!

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Mephisto 3401 – John Grimshaw

Author   glhPosted on 9th November 2025 at 12:02 AM7 November 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans

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Times 29380 – the return of Tricky Thursday

Author   glhPosted on 6th November 2025 at 2:29 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 12:45

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Mephisto 3399 – Paul McKenna

Author   glhPosted on 26th October 2025 at 12:49 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans!

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Times 29368 – Torah Thursday

Author   glhPosted on 23rd October 2025 at 1:57 AMCategories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 6:36. I found this one on the easy side, but a look at the early times shows that I compare pretty favorably to two solvers that are usually faster than me, so maybe … Read more “Times 29368 – Torah Thursday”

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Mephisto 3397 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 12th October 2025 at 12:01 AMCategories Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans

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