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Category: Monthly Club Special

Monthly Club Special No 20278 – Nov 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st December 2023 at 12:03 AM1 December 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

It’s time for the blog of the best crossword of the month again. Another great exploration of the dusty corners of the dictionary and clever wordplay to match… and a pangram too.

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Monthly Club Special No 20277 – Oct 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st November 2023 at 12:03 AM1 November 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

The best crossword of the month, as ever, with typically inventive wordplay and wonderful odd words from the dusty corners of the dictionary.

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Monthly Club Special No 20276 – Sept 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st October 2023 at 12:05 AM4 October 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

More monthly fun with some esoteric vocabulary and clever wordplay. Thank-you clever setter.

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Monthly Club Special No 20275 – August 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st September 2023 at 12:04 AM31 August 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

Another delight of entertaining words from the hidden corners of the dictionary and inventive wordplay that we have come to expect.

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Monthly Club Special No 20274 – July 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st August 2023 at 12:05 AM31 July 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

It’s that time of the month again – the usual entertaining dive into remote corners of the dictionary and inventive wordplay that is the magic of the Monthly Club Special.

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Monthly Club Special No 20273 – Jun 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st July 2023 at 12:05 AM29 June 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

It’s the best crossword of the month again – the Monthly Club Special. Very tricky – it took me nearly 2 hours, but I had lots of fun along the way

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Monthly Club Special No 20272 – May 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st June 2023 at 12:09 AM1 June 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

It’s that time of month again. A new Monthly Club Special and the answers to last month’s revealed… and blogged. This one took me an age, but I got there in the end. Lots of lovely words and chewy wordplay to enjoy as usual. Thank-you clever setter for the entertainment.

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Monthly Club Special No 20271 – Apr 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st May 2023 at 12:07 AM25 May 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

It’s the Monthly Club Special again and another great challenge of exotic and interesting words and entertaining wordplay.

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Monthly Club Special No 20270 – Mar 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st April 2023 at 12:05 AM25 May 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

Yet another cracking puzzle of delightfully unlikely looking words and clever wordplay.

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Monthly Club Special No 20269 – Feb 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st March 2023 at 12:09 AM1 March 2023Categories Monthly Club Special

Quintessentially quirky with quite a quantity of Qs, including a queue of them in the middle of a diagonal. Yes it’s the Monthly Club Special providing, once again, cruciverbal entertainment like none other.

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