Toughie No 1380 by Elgar
100 not out!
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BD Rating – Difficulty **** – Enjoyment *****
Congratulations – this is Elgar’s 100th Toughie. In today’s Telegraph it says “Congratulations to Elgar on his 100th Toughie in The Daily Telegraph (plus another six Christmas Day special Toughies on the Telegraph Puzzles website).”… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27778
Hints and tips by Deep Threat
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BD Rating – Difficulty *** – Enjoyment ***
Good morning from the Caravan Club site at Castleton in the Peak District, where we’re spending a few days.
I found today’s Giovanni quite tricky – well into *** time – though, like last week, I couldn’t really see what had held me up once the answers had emerged.… Continue reading
Daily Telegraph Cryptic No 27773
A full review by crypticsue
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BD Rating – Difficulty ***– Enjoyment ***
This puzzle was published on Saturday, 11th April 2015
One of those puzzles that seemed to take longer than it actually did to solve. I’ll forgive the number of instances of ‘take a letter off’ clues as the anagram indicators are splendidly original this week. … Continue reading