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rogerm

27th December 2025, 00:36
Well that didn’t take long. FOI 2, LOI 23d, COD perhaps 14 (the surface of which I enjoyed but probably won’t mean much to those beyond these shores).
Lots of time now for Maskarade in the print edition only.
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rogerm

27th December 2025, 00:37
Sorry - didn’t include the number 29,888. Perhaps a kind moderator might edit?
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geeker

27th December 2025, 00:44
Thanks to Brummie.

On the gentle side, but I've done a lot of crosswords (incl. Julius and Cyclops jumbos) this week, nearing satiation and finished only a little under median Prize solving time.

Some unfamiliar words and usages but parsing clear enough.
14 was funny because I reflexively used a wrong Goodman and had to backtrack.

FOI 25 (took a long time to get started), LOI 8.

COD 13. Also liked (in roughly decreasing order) 11, 27, 7, 23d, 18, 3 and 2.

No theme or Nina jumps out at me.
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samuipete

27th December 2025, 03:57
Hi all, is there any way to get a link to print today's Maskarade? Many tia.
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brendan

27th December 2025, 05:01
I completely forgot today is a Saturday, and only realised it when I saw the title of this thread!

A very enjoyable puzzle from Brummie that I found quite difficult, in fact it took me an age to even get started.

FOI was 8a followed by 1,4.

COD: Has to be 13d, I'd never heard the word before but now I can't wait to use it in conversation.

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rogerm

27th December 2025, 06:43
Geeker
I can now quite see why you would have been tempted by the wrong Goodman, who would certainly have appeared promising for the definition!
By the way, I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas Day.
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