Toughie No 1070 by Shamus
Who wants to be a crossword solver?
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ****
This puzzle by Shamus is an excellent start to the Toughie week, and above-average for a Tuesday.
Month: October 2013
DT 27315
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27315
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from South Staffs on a wet, grey morning.
Firmly in ** territory for me today.
DT 27314
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27314
Hints and tips by Libellule
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ****
Not the most difficult of crosswords, but a lot of fun – as always from the Maestro.
MPP – 017 (Review)
Monthly Prize Puzzle No 17 (October 2013) by Prolixic
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A review by crypticsue
Dave Howell is having quite a weekend. Not only did he finish in fourth place in the Times Crossword Championships, he has today become the first person to win our Monthly Prize Puzzle Competition for the second time. He solved the puzzle and then spotted that the football team Charlton Athletic was hidden in the solution. If you couldn’t find it, have a look at the grid at the end of the review.
This month’s prize is an extra special treat – a copy of Mick Twister’s There Was an Old Geezer Called Caesar: A History of the World in 100 Limericks kindly donated by Tilsit and signed by the author.
ST 2714 (Hints)
Sunday Telegraph Cryptic No 2714 (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.
NTSPP – 193
DT 27313 (Hints)
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27313 (Hints)
Hints and Tips by Gazza
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Today is your last chance to enter our Monthly Prize Puzzle.
BD is otherwise engaged today so I’ve been deputed to provide hints for some of the more difficult clues in today’s prize crossword.
Toughie 1069
Toughie No 1069 by Notabilis
Hints and tips by Tilsit
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Greetings from the Calder Valley! It’s Friday and as usual, the difficulty is ramped up with today’s puzzle. Notabilis is back with a nice puzzle to warm up those taking part in the Times Crossword Championships tomorrow. This seemed quite tricky, especially as the big phrases were not ones that your normally see in a puzzle (how many times have you seen Weston Super Mare or Advertisements?). As usual, lots of elegant clues and clever definitions from our setter, demonstrating why he is one of the finest around.
DT 27312
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27312
Hints and tips by Gazza
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
We have a fairly standard puzzle from Giovanni though with a dearth of his usual religious references. I didn’t find it too tricky (though 8d may be a bit obscure if you weren’t a rugby fan some years ago). Do let us know how you got on.
Continue reading “DT 27312”
DT 27307
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27307
A full review by gnomethang
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BD Rating – Difficulty ** – Enjoyment ***
Morning All!. This had the feel of a Cephas puzzle – please forgive me if I am wrong!. It was a pretty good Saturday puzzle – not too easy with some well observed clues as far as I am concerned.