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Category: Monthly Club Special

Monthly Club Special No 20275 – August 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st September 2023 at 12:04 AM10 September 2025Categories 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 AM10 September 2025Categories 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 AM10 September 2025Categories 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 AM10 September 2025Categories 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 AM10 September 2025Categories 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 AM10 September 2025Categories 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 AM10 September 2025Categories 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.

View7 Comments on Monthly Club Special No 20269 – Feb 2023

Monthly Club Special No 20268 – Jan 2023

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st February 2023 at 12:05 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

It’s that time of the month again when the answers to the Monthly Club Special are unveiled and a new challenge is provided

View2 Comments on Monthly Club Special No 20268 – Jan 2023

Monthly Club Special No 20267 – December 2022

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st January 2023 at 12:01 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

A Happy New Year to everyone! It being the first of the month, the previous month’s solution is revealed. So here is my blog of December’s Monthly Club Special where it is my privilege to attempt to unscrew the inscrutable. Thank-you clever setter!

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Monthly Club Special No 20266 – November 2022

Author   JohninterredPosted on 1st December 2022 at 12:42 AM10 September 2025Categories Monthly Club Special

Another very entertaining Monthly Club Special, the acme of cryptic crosswords.

View1 Comment on Monthly Club Special No 20266 – November 2022

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