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"ref": "1977, Games & Puzzles:",
"text": "But what about Playfair puzzles ? One must reckon to solve at least three of the Playfair clues independently before cracking the code and getting checking to help with solving the fourth .",
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"ref": "2021 December 22, Azed, “No. 2,740 ‘Christmas Playfair’ - Competition Puzzle”, in The Guardian^(https://uploads.guim.co.uk/2024/12/21/AZ_2740_(22nd_December).pdf):",
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