Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2685 (Hints)
Hints and tips by Big Dave
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, I will select a few of the more difficult clues and provide hints for them.
Month: March 2013
NTSPP – 164
NTSPP – 164
A Puzzle by Prolixic
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DT 27139 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27139 (Hints)
Big Dave’s Crossword Club
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As is usual for the weekend prize crosswords, an assortment of clues, including some of the more difficult ones, have been selected and hints provided for them.
Toughie 953
Toughie No 953 by Notabilis
The Master at work!
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment *****
Notabilis is one of a handful of Toughie setters who consistently produce five-star puzzles.
DT 27138
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27138
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Although I must have blogged hundreds of Giovanni’s puzzles by now I wouldn’t have associated this one with him if I hadn’t known that he always provides the Friday back-pager. In spite of the date there are no trademark religious references and no classical allusions. I thought that it was pretty straightforward – how did you get on?
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DT 27133
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27133
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Gnomey’s stuck in a dark basement again (the lives these young men lead!) and his very last minute emailed plea for help gives me the chance to review this Cephas puzzle – Cephas is definitely increasing the difficulty level these days which adds to the enjoyment factor too.
Toughie 952
Toughie No 952 by Busman
Hints and tips by Bufo
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
It’s about 2½ years since I last blogged a Busman toughie but I could still remember that Busman toughies are normally pleasant enough to do but not overly difficult. Nothing has changed. This is the grid that is effectively four mini-puzzles connected at the centre. There’s always a danger with this grid that one of the corners might prove intractable but that didn’t happen here. I did the top two corners with ease but then had to think a little bit harder about the bottom two.
ST 2683
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2683
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Afternoon All! Apologies for the late delivery – my PC at home had problems so I couldn’t upload late last night and had to redraft the blog. A fine Virgilius puzzle as we have come to expect..
DT 27137
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27137
Hints and tips by Falcon
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Greetings from Ottawa where spring has arrived. Judging from the UK forecast, conditions here are very similar to those in London – perhaps even a few degrees warmer here. However, we still have a foot or two of snow on the ground – but it is quickly disappearing.
I suspect that you did not get the blogger you were expecting, and maybe not the setter either – I would say that this puzzle has definitely not been fashioned by RayT. On first read through, I thought it was going to be more difficult than it turned out to be. Once I got a foothold established, things started to fall into place.
Toughie 951
Toughie No 951 by Petitjean
The Sound of Music…..?
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***/**** – Enjoyment ****
…well, it is Petitjean so several musical references and some mountains too! A super crossword; for me it had about the right level of toughness for a Wednesday (3.5*), lots to smile at, and the chance to sing while you type too!! No need for hats, either slightly mad or thermal today as the sun’s finally appeared in a lovely blue sky.